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.
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.
As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.