(KMOX) — Claims made on a recent campaign flyer have blown up into a major issue between state Senate candidates Barbara Fraser and John Lamping.
They’re both vying for the seat being given up by Joan Bray, who’s being term-limited.
Fraser sent out a mailer saying Lamping was against health care coverage for children with autism.
Turns out Lamping’s 19-year-old daughter has a form of autism.
“Its amazing that my opponent says this is something that I’m running on,” says Lamping. “She’s fabricated this whole thing.”
To which Fraser replies, “Mr. Lamping proposal to let insurance companies sell policies across state lines would absolutely one-hundred percent allow insurance companies to deny coverage for autism.”
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Missouri Compromise autism-insurance bill gets OK in Senate committee
JEFFERSON CITY | A Missouri Senate committee on Tuesday split the difference between House and Senate versions of legislation mandating insurance coverage for children with autism.
The new compromise requires state-regulated health insurers -- about 40 percent of the market -- to cover autism spectrum disorders, including providing expensive behavioral treatment.
It caps annual spending on that treatment at $45,000, midway between the $36,000 and $55,000 caps found in versions of the measure passed by the House and Senate, respectively. It also provides coverage through age 18.
The committee unanimously approved the bill, moving it to the Senate floor for debate.
The bill has been identified as a top priority for House and Senate leadership, as well as Gov. Jay Nixon. After some early momentum, however, its progress has slowed lately. Tuesday's vote was the first action on the issue in over a month.
The Senate's initial version of the bill is in the House and ready for consideration by a committee, although that committee's chairman said today he wasn't sure when it would be heard.
The session ends May 14
The new compromise requires state-regulated health insurers -- about 40 percent of the market -- to cover autism spectrum disorders, including providing expensive behavioral treatment.
It caps annual spending on that treatment at $45,000, midway between the $36,000 and $55,000 caps found in versions of the measure passed by the House and Senate, respectively. It also provides coverage through age 18.
The committee unanimously approved the bill, moving it to the Senate floor for debate.
The bill has been identified as a top priority for House and Senate leadership, as well as Gov. Jay Nixon. After some early momentum, however, its progress has slowed lately. Tuesday's vote was the first action on the issue in over a month.
The Senate's initial version of the bill is in the House and ready for consideration by a committee, although that committee's chairman said today he wasn't sure when it would be heard.
The session ends May 14
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