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  Please read about our current push to remove age and hour caps in Ohio's fully funded employer-sponsored health plans and the U.S. Department of ...

The Council of Autism Service Providers is a non-profit organization that developed the generally accepted standards of care called the Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Guidelines ...

The Coalition provided stakeholder feedback to the Department of Medicaid in December 2024. The Department had published draft rules for ABA therapy coverage in November ...

The Ohio Department of Medicaid announced draft rules for Applied Behavior Analysis treatment services for Autism Spectrum Disorder coverage in November 2024. Stakeholder feedback ended ...

Ohio Medicaid Member News is a short, periodic email update on the progress of the ODM strategic initiatives for individuals who receive services through Ohio Medicaid’s ...

  Enroll by December 15th in an ACA Marketplace plan to start coverage on January 1, 2025! Enrollment for insurance is now underway! The ACA ...

Our very own Marla Root will be presenting The Power of Your Story: How to Become an Advocate at this years OCALICON conference. Our session ...

Date: July 1, 2022Author: Root Consulting, LLC0 Comments Today is a great day for supporters of the advocacy work done by The Elijah Glen Center, Step By Step ...

Governor DeWine Announces Launch of OhioRISE, First-Ever Highly Specialized Behavioral Health Program for Kids with Most Complex Needs July 01, 2022 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike ...

I’m very excited to be speaking at the Milestones National Autism Conference this summer, June 15-16! I’ll be presenting virtually about A Parent-To-Parent Guide: What’s Next After ...

This live webinar hosted by the Ohio Department of Insurance is geared toward behavioral health providers, billing staff, and other administrative professionals and will explain ...

Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) “Parity Act” Passed in 2008, MHPEA is a federal law that generally prevents group health plans and ...

Mental health is health – period. “When someone gets the flu, or sprains an ankle, there’s no question about whether care is needed. If that ...

Our founder Marla Root was a speaker for the virtual 2021 Milestones National Autism Conference. Her presentation,Autism Insurance Services including Telehealth in a Post-Pandemic World, ...

Self Funded or ERISA large group employer health plans are not impacted by mandates or state legislation. Each company chooses whether or not to provide ...

The Ohio Children’s Budget Coalition provided a budget update explaining Ohio’s proposed Medicaid benefit program to support Multi-System Youth (youth in crisis) called OhioRise. Check ...

OhioRise is the new proposed Medicaid program to support children in crisis with autism and other disorders with much needed behavioral health treatment services to ...

It is important to support the ongoing treatment needs of individuals with autism through the pandemic and for those living in areas with no access ...

Per the Kaiser Family Foundation, healthcare cost rose 5% in 2019. The average total cost of employer-provided health coverage passed $20,000 for a family plan ...

Budget offers hope for Ohio’s multi-system youth and their families July 8, 2019, The Center for Community Solutions, Press Release Parents and advocates have worked ...

Tennessee becomes the 50th state to ensure commercial insurance and employer-based insurance carriers, regulated by the state, offer mental health treatment benefits for autism, such ...

The Coalition and Ohio Families are so thankful for the support of Senators Hottinger, Dolan, Burke, Thomas, Hackett, Kunze, Antonio and others who listened to ...

Published: 06/12/19 09:41 am EDT, Updated: 06/12/19 05:54 pm EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The State Medical Board of Ohio has postponed a vote on adding anxiety and autism ...

March 12, 2019 (ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced $22 million in new funding to county mental health and recovery boards for crisis ...