Thursday, June 11, 2009

VIDEO: James N. Bouder testifies on cost-analysis of covering ABA for autism

[Author's note on a correction: I would like to add an explanatory note that Mr. Bouder's testimony was as a private citizen who volunteers to help other parents who are legislatively working towards insurance reform and not affiliated with any of his professional interests. A prior version of this post may have accidentally inferred otherwise, and the suggestive misinformation has been edited out. My apologies to Mr. Bouder and to the readers of this blogpost for my error.]

While the testimony was in aid of Michigan HB 4476, the analyses and arguments are applicable anywhere.

There will be some reference to Pennsylvania HB 1150 (now PA Autism Insurance Act 62), which passed in 2008, and the cost-analysis from Texas which recently expanded its ABA coverage for children with autism.

Below is a video of the testimony on behalf of Michigan HB 4476 by James N. Bouder, co-author of several cost analyses on insurance coverage of autism treatment including ABA applications (also see "Further Reading", below).




Further reading:

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