Michigan Autism Coverage Reimbursement Act Of 2012

April 18, 2012
The Michigan Legislature adopted a law mandating that health insurance carriers cover the costs of diagnosing and treating autism, but also passed legislation allocating $15 million for the current fiscal year to create an autism coverage fund. The autism coverage fund is only to help health insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employer plans that elect to offer the autism coverage offset the costs of providing the new diagnosis and treatment benefit for covered members with autism. The autism coverage fund went into effect for claims for autism diagnosis or treatment services provided on or . . .