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Autism
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Forced to Pay for Autism Care In Landmark Case
July 11th, 2009
The family of an autistic child filed a motion in federal court today to confirm settlement of a class action against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. The family alleged in the suit that the insurer wrongfully refused to cover behavioral therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), on the baseless ground that the care was "experimental." Under the terms of the settlement reached at a court-ordered conference on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, Blue Cross has agreed to reimburse all families who paid for behavioral therapy for their children after May 1, 2003, and who were covered under a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan insurance policy. Blue Cross had...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-07-11)
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