Andrew ArceThe Los Angeles Times wrote about families trying to finance autism treatments, especially when most medical insurance plans don't cover them. The story focuses on Guillermo Arce and her son, Andrew, saying their battle to get insurance to pay for the treatment he needs "is a window on a political and legal struggle playing out across the country amid a surge in diagnoses of autism. Parents, insurers and the government are tussling over who is going to pay for treatment."
"It's health plans versus schools versus regional centers," said Diane Anand, executive director of the Lanterman Regional Center in Los Angeles, one of 21 state-funded centers that serve the developmentally disabled. "It's going to take years to sort this out."
The story also has a sidebar on some of the recent documentaries about autism, featuring one of the best, IMHO -- "Autism: The Musical." I reviewed it back in March before it appeared on HBO.
