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...

(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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A therapy for children with autism must be covered by public insurance companies, a California appeals court has ruled.
 

Applied Behavior Analysis — or ABA — "is a system in which every moment and action by the child is monitored and rewarded by the therapist on a one-to-one relationship for periods of 35, 40 hours a week," plaintiffs' attorney Fred Woocher said.

We're very proud of the legal team's recent victory in a lawsuit to bar discrimination against children. The California Court of Appeal's decision ended the Department of Managed Health Care’s...