Changes In Healthcare Expenditures After The Autism Insurance Mandate

In January 2020, the National Center for Biotechnology Information released a study on autism mandates that require private insurers to cover autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The study found that healthcare expenditures increased significantly following the PA autism mandate. Nonexempt, large employer groups had the largest increase in spending. Some exempt, self-insured companies may have voluntarily covered ASD services, leading to a moderate increase . . .