(Reuters) - A California appeals court has ruled that state regulators and health insurers cannot deny coverage for an intensive autism treatment on the grounds that the therapy was not provided by a licensed physician or psychologist. A three-judge...

Costly 'applied behavioral analysis' must be provided by insurers, panel says In a case that's drawn the attention of medical professionals in California, a state appellate panel this week expanded insurance coverage for a major autism treatment. In partly affirming...

Santa Monica, CA - Parents of autistic children scored a major victory in a California Court of Appeal decision issued late yesterday, which now bars state regulators and health insurers from discriminating against children on the basis of...

Law360, Los Angeles (April 23, 2014, 9:42 PM ET) -- A California appeals court on Wednesday again held that the Department of Managed Health Care is required by law to direct health plans to provide coverage for autism...

This week the California Court of Appeal granted Consumer Watchdog's petition for rehearing in its s eminal lawsuit against the Department of Managed Health Care over treatment for autistic children. Consumer Watchdog scored a major victory in the recent decision,...

This week Consumer Watchdog filed a brief urging the California Court of Appeal to reconsider part of a recent ruling ending autism discrimination that could be read to put behavior analysts at risk of being prosecuted for the...

The Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles last week ruled that the Department of Managed Health Care cannot use licensure as a basis for denial of a type of autism treatment to state employees. The ruling means...

The California Court of Appeals has ruled that all insurance plans will now have to cover perhaps the most effective treatment for autism, whether the therapist is licensed or certified. Under the ruling, insurance coverage will be extended...