Penn State Behrend will host the 5th annual Autism in Our Community Event on Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The event brings together various agencies/organizations to highlight their services as related to autism. It will provide information about the goods and services available to families influenced by and managing autism in their lives.
Attendees will have the opportunity to attend panels, workshops, and hear keynote speaker Nancy Minshew, Professor of psychiatry and neurology at the University of Pittsburgh. She will present "The Science of Autism: Transformative Advances Paving the Way to A New Future in Treatment and Care."
The event is free, and free on-site qualified child care and a teen club with preregistration will be provided. An optional box lunch is available for purchase with registration.
For more information, contact the Autism Society -- Northwestern Pennsylvania at 455-3540 or e-mail autismsociety@nwpaasa.org. To register, please visit: http://www.nwpa-asa.org/ace.aspx.
UPMC Health Plan's commercial and Medicaid plans finished among the highest-ranked health plans in the nation, according to a report released by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
UPMC For You, the plan's Medicaid HMO program was the highest-ranked Medicaid plan in Pennsylvania in "NCQA's Medicaid Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2013-14." Overall, UPMC for You was ranked 15th nationally among 131 plans.
UPMC Health Plan's commercial HMO plan was ranked first in Pennsylvania and 11th in the nation, in an overall ranking of 484 private plans in "NCQA's Private Health Insurance Plan Rankings for 2013-14." UPMC Health Plan's HMO plan received the highest possible rating of five out of five for customer experience, prevention and treatment.
The 2013-14 NCQA rankings for all health insurance plans will appear in the November 2013 issue of Consumer Reports.
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