WTEN-TV in Albany reports:
A major stride made Monday at the state capital, with New York one step closer, to requiring health plans that would provide medical coverage for families with autistic children.
Under New York State's current insurance and public health law, insurance companies are not required to provide coverage for families with autistic children. That's despite a growing number of children diagnosed.
But Monday, a state senate insurance committee voted to amend that law, making way for a proposal some are calling the strongest bill for autism insurance in the country.
The bill, S7000A, is here.
The committee session is here:
