Summary: As the autism epidemic continues more autism specific insurance laws are being debated in state legislative houses across the nation. No one is more familiar with the intricacies of autism insurance legislation then Lorri Unumb author of the South Carolina Autism Insurance law, which was one of the first autism insurance bills in the nation. Lorri is now senior policy adviser and counsel for Autism Speaks. She joins me to discuss the current bill proposed for New York State and some of the issues related to having autism therapies covered by insurance. We discuss the potentials of the Wellstone-Domenici bill that was passed by Congress and also discuss how I D E A needs to change and fresh ideas about a federal law that could be crafted to be autism specific.
