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| Proposed Conn. law targets fake autism therapists - AP - msnbc.com Posted: HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut parents who were bilked by a fake autism therapist are asking lawmakers to make it illegal to falsify credentials to treat the disorder. The legislature's public health committee heard Wednesday from parents and lawmakers supporting the measure, which was prompted by Stacy Lore's case last year. Lore is in prison for bilking schools and parents of more than $600,000, but could not be punished under state law for claiming she held advanced degrees and special certification. She actually held only a high school equivalency degree. Similar fraud cases have occurred in California and New Jersey. Margaret Bustell of Norwalk, one of Lore's victims, told Connecticut lawmakers Wednesday that fake therapists rob children like her son of help during a critical time to address speech, behavioral and social delays. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ark. committee OKs autism insurance coverage bill - CNBC Posted: US News Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Ark. committee OKs autism insurance coverage bill The Associated Press | February 23, 2011 | 08:15 AM EST Arkansas lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that would alleviate financial hardships for families struggling to pay for expensive treatments for autistic children. Dayna Miller, a speech pathologist who once contemplated selling her own kidney so she could afford therapy for her autistic son, praised the bill as long-overdue. "I mainly feel relieved," Miller said. "It's one more hurdle that we've made it over." The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee approved the legislation by a voice vote after the bill's sponsor, Rep. Uvalde Lindsey, amended the bill to require most health insurance companies to cover autism diagnoses and treatments for people 18 and younger. It now heads to the House for a vote. One in 93 boys and one in 345 girls in Arkansas are autistic, according to ArkansasAutism.org, a web site run by autism activists. "I think everybody without exception, whether they voted yes or no, agrees that the epidemic of autism is almost at a crisis proportion," said Lindsey, D-Fayetteville. Miller, whose 10-year-old son Briar was diagnosed with autism seven years ago, understands the problem all too well. She sold her house, took out loans and depleted her mother's life savings to pay for her son's treatment. She's still in debt. Had Lindsey's proposal been law back then, she said she could have got Briar the therapy he needed "without worrying on a regular basis about how to come up with the money." Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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