MIssouri Senate approves bill for mandated autism insurance coverage

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Missouri Senate approves bill for mandated autism insurance coverage
JEFFERSON CITY | Health insurance coverage of autism spectrum disorders would be required under legislation passed Thursday in the Missouri Senate.

The approval on a 26-6 vote shifts the bill to the House, which has passed similar legislation. To go into effect, one of the bills still must pass through both chambers and be signed into law by Gov. Jay Nixon.

But Thursday’s progress indicates broad support for an autism insurance mandate and greatly increases its chances of passage, lawmakers said.

“We’re on the road and we’re heading in a good direction,” said Rep. Dwight Scharnhorst, a St. Louis County Republican who sponsored the House version of the bill.

There they go with the mandates.

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1. This is long overdue

It's downright shameful that we need a law so these children get the care they need.

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2. I agree with you. It is the mandate part that I find...funny/ironic