The Republican-led House in Virginia approved mandating health insurers to provide limited coverage to children with autism.

A bill requiring health insurers to cover autism-related screenings, diagnoses and treatments is on New York Gov. David Paterson’s desk, awaiting action.

A bill requiring that accident and health insurance policies cover the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder has moved forward in New York.

A group of parents is seeking the help of the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Insurance to make clear what insurers must cover for autistic children.

After another year of watching another set of bills mandating that insurers cover children with autism fail to become law, a Virginia agents’ group is considering a summit on the matter to try and find a solution.

Delaware is now among the growing number of states attempting to have insurance companies cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.

A bill mandating that insurers cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder was tabled by a Virginia House subcommittee nearly a week after it passed in the state Senate, effectively killing the legislation.

Legislation mandating insurers to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder in children ages 2 to 6 has passed the Virginia Senate and will move to the House of Delegates.

The full Virginia Senate is expected to discuss a bill today (Feb. 16) mandating that insurers cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder, after the measure was approved by one of its committees.

Marylanders continue to spend more on prescription drugs compared to their national counterparts, despite the state’s lower overall health care spending, according to an analysis of state and national health care expenditure data.