But today, the bill was killed in the state Senate.
According to Washington Post , the senators of the state of Virginia could not reach a compromise. Business groups and health insurance has also lobbied hard against the move.
lobbyists argued the bill was a bad idea during a recession, and impose a costly mandate.
A lobbyist believed that the mandate would cost $ 40 million per year for the state.
"It would probably become the second most expensive mandate in Virginia, and perhaps the first," said the lobbyist.
Initially, the bill included all autistic children. After no progress, State Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel tried to compromise by capping the age to 12 years, same-old to 6 years. However, the bill failed
He brings a key debate in the world of health insurance -.? Autistic children should have guaranteed health insurance coverage
Already, there is a law on health insurance in Florida that mandates coverage for autism (Read more about it here) and Ohio is considering a similar law as well.
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