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Sent: 7/14/2008 2:05:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: [AutismNews] Governor revives autism insurance bill (Illinois)

 

Autism insurance bill has new life

July 14, 2008

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Our autism insurance bill has new life, thanks to the efforts of parent Pete
DiCianni, Senator Jim DeLeo, Representative Angelo Saviano, and now Governor
Rod Blagojevich.

As you may recall, SB1900 was introduced this spring, passed the Senate 50-0
and passed the House 113-0. However, the bill got derailed by a dispute
over a late amendment that did not go to the substance of the bill, and it
has been in limbo since.

Yesterday, in a rare Sunday press conference at Chicago's Children's Museum
at Navy Pier, Governor Blagojevich announced that he was going to add the
language from SB1900 to another bill that was already on his desk, HB4522,
through an amendatory veto. That bill was introduced by Rep. Bob Pritchard
to increase coverage for multiple sclerosis. Rep. Pritchard was also at the
press conference to announce his support for the addition to help our kids,
along with Rep. Elga Jefferies, the State Insurance Director Michael
McRaith, and many of our families.

Please call your State Representative on Monday at their local office, or
Tuesday at the Capitol. Ask him/her to vote to concur in the amendatory
veto of HB4522, which adds insurance coverage for autism, up to $36,000 per
year. Your state rep has already voted for this coverage under SB1900.
Please thank them for their support, too!

We need your help if Illinois is to join the other states with new autism
insurance legislation this year, like South Carolina, Arizona, Louisiana,
and Pennsylvania.

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Please make your phone calls today, so Illinois families can obtain health
insurance coverage for their children with autism.

Thank you,

Christopher Kennedy

Chairman, IADD-PAC

Illinois Autism and Developmental Disabilities PAC

7 Market Square Court

Lake Forest, IL 60045

ckennedy@autismpac.org

http://www.autismpac.org

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