by Rich Kurz
kgw.com
Posted on May 9, 2013 at 6:15 AM
Updated today at 6:10 PM
PORTLAND -- A Portland family that has a child with autism is suing health insurance provider Providence Health Plan after the family says the plan denied them a doctor-recommended therapy.
Today, Lucia Alonsos 6-year-old son is talking and going to school. It didnt always seem so hopeful.
At 14 months, she says he stopped using the few words he knew and avoided eye contact. Her sons doctor recommended a treatment called ABA, or Applied Behavior Analysis. Alonso credits that treatment for helping to slowly bring back her sons social interaction.
Theres one big problemshe cant pay for it.
"Everyday people like us cant afford to spend three to four hundred a week on therapy, Alonso said.
She says her insurer, Providence Health Plan, repeatedly denied her coverage for the ABA sessions. After consulting with other parents who faced the same struggle she decided to hire a lawyer and file a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court.
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Providence Health Plan sued over autism treatment coverage