NEW YORK, NY (March 21, 2008) — Autism Speaks today joined Arizona families and other autism advocacy organizations in applauding Governor Janet Napolitano and the state’s legislators for enacting House Bill 2847, which will require insurance carriers to provide coverage of evidence-based, medically necessary autism therapies. In many states, insurers explicitly exclude coverage of these therapies from policies, which places a significant financial burden on families seeking to provide their children with necessary services. Autism Speaks has launched a multi-state initiative to address this discrimination. 

http://www.autismspeaks.org/press/arizona_insurance_legislation.php