Autism Speaks State Autism Insurance Reform Initiatives:

Nationwide, few private insurance companies or other employee benefit plans cover autism therapies. In fact, most insurance companies designate autism as a diagnostic exclusion, meaning that no autism-specific services are covered. Autism Votes, an initiative of Autism Speaks, is working to change state insurance laws to require private health insurance policies to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders.

Click on your state in the map below to learn more about
autism insurance reform!

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Where in the U.S. is there an Autism Speaks Insurance Reform Initiative?


Click on the map above to dowload a PDF of our state
initiative map

GREEN = States with autism insurance reform laws 

  • Arizona
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Florida
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Louisiana 
  • Montana 
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • Pennsylvania 
  • South Carolina
  • Texas
  • Wisconsin

RED = States with endorsed autism insurance reform bills

  • Alaska
  • Georgia
  • Iowa
  • Kentucky 
  • Kansas
  • Maine 
  • Maryland 
  • Massachusetts 
  • Michigan 
  • Minnesota 
  • Missouri
  • New Hampshire 
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Tennessee 
  • Virginia
  • Vermont
  • Washington
  • Washington, DC 

Yellow = States with autism insurance reform bills pending introduction or endorsement

  • Alabama
  • Arkansas 
  • California
  • Delaware
  • Hawaii 
  • Idaho
  • Mississippi
  • Nebraska 
  • North Carolina
  • Rhode Island
  • South Dakota 
  • West Virginia

BLUE = States not currently pursuing autism insurance reform

  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon 
  • Utah 
  • Wyoming

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