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Allison Frost
OPB | Aug. 14, 2014 12:20 p.m. | Updated: Aug. 14, 2014 1:56 p.m.
A few years ago, Paul Terdal told us hispersonal story about life with two autistic sons. At that time hewas trying to get his insurer, Kaiser Permanente, to cover a treatment calledApplied Behavior Analysis (ABA). He ultimately prevailed, and his sons began getting the ABA treatment. Kaiserchanged its policy and now routinely coversABA.
This week acourt ruled that Providence, which hadalso denied ABA insurance claims, was violating state and federal law by denying such treatment. Well talk with Terdal about how his sons have responded to the treatment and what he sees as the broader implications of this weeks ruling. And well also find about about the families of autistic children who he has helped shepherd through the complicated world of health insuranceappeals.
Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust
James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation
Dawn and Al Vermeulen
Ray and Marilyn Johnson
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Exploring The Impact Of A Ruling On Autism Treatment