The state of Utah does not require private health insurance companies to cover the cost of treatment for autism. The results of this choice give insight into what could happen across the nation if other states allowed insurers to opt-out of coverage for this very important treatment. It must be incredibly difficult to live in Utah, to have a child who has an autism spectrum disorder, and to have your health insurance company deny coverage for the treatment that your child requires. Parents whose child needs applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy are going to be paying for it out of … Continue reading →

There is a pilot program in Utah that is intended to provide autism treatment to children who need it. It is supposed to be funded by a public-private partnership. The funds from private companies have not appeared. This is yet another problem with this particular program. Where will the funding come from? This is the question that parents of children who have autism want to know. There is a pilot program in Utah that is designed to help families afford the autism treatment that their children require. This sounds great, until you realize that this program is insufficient in a … Continue reading →