This person has a list of what they think we should cover. This item was emailed to this blog--AR
I think the public needs to know this about autism
1. treatment is NOT covered by medical insurance,( ABA) the educational system is required to provide that service toyou , but sadly they prefer to do the least amount they can get away with and the innoccent children are the victoms here.
2. the people claiming to be quailified to provide aba, most are NOT
3. Do not trust your local school district, they do not even think you should have a say in your own childs welfarebecause they are paying and not you.
4. If you know someone with a child diagnosed with Autism, They need your help and support more than you can imagine. Just because the child is quiet, is very goodlooking, or seems fine, dont let that fool you into thinking its not that bad, babysit the child for a long period of time at least overnight and you will get a better understanding of the situation.
5. There is a special place in heaven for ALL MOMS of CHILDREN WITH AUTISM !
Showing posts with label insurance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label insurance. Show all posts
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Story Idea-insurance
This person wants more coverage on insurance issues. This item was emailed to this blog--AR
Hi-I wanted to contact you concerning your coverage of autism. I do not live in your area but since you, as a member of the press have asked for input I am taking this oportunity to express my opinion concerning the presses typical coverage of autistic disorders.
I am the Father of a 4 year old by who was diagnosed with an Autistic Spectrum disorder at 18 months. To our knowledge our son has never recieved thimerisol in any of his vaccines. In fact, on the day he went for his 18 month check up he was diagnosed. This check up included giving him the MMR vaccine. To be clear-he was diagnosed as literally minutes before recieving the vaccine.
I do not discount the posibility that mercury or vaccines play a role in some childrens autism. However i find it to less likely than the billions of other potentialy viable causes. I say this because it has been tested and tested and tested and the tests do not indicate this is the cause. Meanwhile just about everything else has not been tested.
You, as a member of the press are looking for controversy. I understand that. Unfortunately you, and the rest of the press are missing the real controversy which is the blatant discrimination by the medical insurance industry. Over 90% of health insurance policies will not cover what main stream medicine recommends to treat children with these disorders. Occupational, Speech and behavioral therapies.
There is no controversy among health professionals that these interventions, when administered early, result in the best outcome for our children. Yet this contoversy is drowned out by the dead horse argument of vaccines and thimerisol. Moreover the paltry sums of funding going to finding treatments for autism are being drained to fund even more testing for an argument that has already been decided. The press has an obligation to report on controveries that affect public policy.
Where is the report that asks the insurance industry-Why are you descriminating against Autistic Children? If you investigated this, you will find that the justifications for this has no merit. We live in a society in which treatment or erectile dysfunction are funded by insurance yet treatments for autism are not-why? The most blatant effect of this descrimination is the economic reality that without insurance unding for autism treatments, no economic incentive exists for finding better treatments. Who is going to fund research into something they will not be paid for? Examples of the lack of economic incentive and/ or misguided priorities for research in finding better treatments are numerous.
I will give you one: Medical science has known for over forty years that abnormal EEG's, siezures and autism are closely related. However, to date, no research has ever been conducted to determine whether autistic children- who are given drugs to correct abnormal EEG's and eliminate the potential for siezures-autistic symptoms get better or worse after treatment with these drugs. The why is obvious-drug companies will be paid for treating siezures, they will not be for treating Autism.
My wife and I funded out of our pocket over $30,000 last year for main stream medicine recomended therapies. Afer considerable effort our insurance company reimbursed $408. Because my insurance was under Cobra law; due to my changing jobs I paid for our health insurance. The premiums were $1200 per month or $14,400. I currently make $84,000 per year plus benefits. Congress is currently trying pas legislation to give free insurance to children whose families make up to $64,000 per year.
Yet this coverage will not cover Autism nor will the coverage the rest of us pay for through our employer sponsored plans. A few states are passing legislation to change this problem. However, neither the federal government under which ERISA sponsored plans (the laws which govern insurance plans for most of us) or my state has passed such legislation.
I do not know what your state is doing. But I urge you to find out. We are overwhelmed with the 24/7 job of caring for a child with an ASD. It is outrageous to me to have to pay insurance pemiums and taxes whch fund every disorder except the one my son has.
Richard Fauth, P.E., M.B.A, CSSB.
Hi-I wanted to contact you concerning your coverage of autism. I do not live in your area but since you, as a member of the press have asked for input I am taking this oportunity to express my opinion concerning the presses typical coverage of autistic disorders.
I am the Father of a 4 year old by who was diagnosed with an Autistic Spectrum disorder at 18 months. To our knowledge our son has never recieved thimerisol in any of his vaccines. In fact, on the day he went for his 18 month check up he was diagnosed. This check up included giving him the MMR vaccine. To be clear-he was diagnosed as literally minutes before recieving the vaccine.
I do not discount the posibility that mercury or vaccines play a role in some childrens autism. However i find it to less likely than the billions of other potentialy viable causes. I say this because it has been tested and tested and tested and the tests do not indicate this is the cause. Meanwhile just about everything else has not been tested.
You, as a member of the press are looking for controversy. I understand that. Unfortunately you, and the rest of the press are missing the real controversy which is the blatant discrimination by the medical insurance industry. Over 90% of health insurance policies will not cover what main stream medicine recommends to treat children with these disorders. Occupational, Speech and behavioral therapies.
There is no controversy among health professionals that these interventions, when administered early, result in the best outcome for our children. Yet this contoversy is drowned out by the dead horse argument of vaccines and thimerisol. Moreover the paltry sums of funding going to finding treatments for autism are being drained to fund even more testing for an argument that has already been decided. The press has an obligation to report on controveries that affect public policy.
Where is the report that asks the insurance industry-Why are you descriminating against Autistic Children? If you investigated this, you will find that the justifications for this has no merit. We live in a society in which treatment or erectile dysfunction are funded by insurance yet treatments for autism are not-why? The most blatant effect of this descrimination is the economic reality that without insurance unding for autism treatments, no economic incentive exists for finding better treatments. Who is going to fund research into something they will not be paid for? Examples of the lack of economic incentive and/ or misguided priorities for research in finding better treatments are numerous.
I will give you one: Medical science has known for over forty years that abnormal EEG's, siezures and autism are closely related. However, to date, no research has ever been conducted to determine whether autistic children- who are given drugs to correct abnormal EEG's and eliminate the potential for siezures-autistic symptoms get better or worse after treatment with these drugs. The why is obvious-drug companies will be paid for treating siezures, they will not be for treating Autism.
My wife and I funded out of our pocket over $30,000 last year for main stream medicine recomended therapies. Afer considerable effort our insurance company reimbursed $408. Because my insurance was under Cobra law; due to my changing jobs I paid for our health insurance. The premiums were $1200 per month or $14,400. I currently make $84,000 per year plus benefits. Congress is currently trying pas legislation to give free insurance to children whose families make up to $64,000 per year.
Yet this coverage will not cover Autism nor will the coverage the rest of us pay for through our employer sponsored plans. A few states are passing legislation to change this problem. However, neither the federal government under which ERISA sponsored plans (the laws which govern insurance plans for most of us) or my state has passed such legislation.
I do not know what your state is doing. But I urge you to find out. We are overwhelmed with the 24/7 job of caring for a child with an ASD. It is outrageous to me to have to pay insurance pemiums and taxes whch fund every disorder except the one my son has.
Richard Fauth, P.E., M.B.A, CSSB.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Story Ideas many topics
This person wants to share what they wish the media would cover. This item was emailed to this blog---AR
I would like people to know that our kids can get better and be productive people with early intervention.
I would like to not be accused of being a bad mother or not spending enough time with my son. I am exhausted every single day, give me a break!
I would like any kind of medical insurance.
I would like Doctors to get in the game and not look at us, tell us they are sorry and send us out the door. There are treatments available who cares if it is medicine or natural. We just need help. Get on board people!
I would like Doctors to listen to us and learn. We know more about this than they do.
I would like parents of "normal" children to teach their children not to discriminate against our children and to be compassionate. They are kids just like yours & have feelings just like yours.
I would like parents of "normal" children to not shield their children from mine just because he is different. He is a beautiful child, just like yours & he is also a very intelligent child.
He can be capable of amazing things if we just let him live his life and quit judging him. He is smarter than we are.
My son is 8, he reads, spells and punctuates at a University level. Who would not want this?? If so WHY????
My husband and I are some of the luckiest people in the word to have such a special little boy. I am a mother just like you. I love my son. He is not broken, he is perfect.
I would like people to know that our kids can get better and be productive people with early intervention.
I would like to not be accused of being a bad mother or not spending enough time with my son. I am exhausted every single day, give me a break!
I would like any kind of medical insurance.
I would like Doctors to get in the game and not look at us, tell us they are sorry and send us out the door. There are treatments available who cares if it is medicine or natural. We just need help. Get on board people!
I would like Doctors to listen to us and learn. We know more about this than they do.
I would like parents of "normal" children to teach their children not to discriminate against our children and to be compassionate. They are kids just like yours & have feelings just like yours.
I would like parents of "normal" children to not shield their children from mine just because he is different. He is a beautiful child, just like yours & he is also a very intelligent child.
He can be capable of amazing things if we just let him live his life and quit judging him. He is smarter than we are.
My son is 8, he reads, spells and punctuates at a University level. Who would not want this?? If so WHY????
My husband and I are some of the luckiest people in the word to have such a special little boy. I am a mother just like you. I love my son. He is not broken, he is perfect.
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