Mental Health & Autism Insurance Project

10/23/2025

Karen fessel and Sara DuTerroil at the Autism Law Summit in Orlando, Fl. A gathering of doers.

10/09/2025

Check out our Fall Newsletter!

Email from Mental Health & Autism Insurance Project Fall 2025   MHAIP Pushes CA Department of Managed Health Care on IMR Process A 15-year-old female from CA admitted to a residential program in Utah

05/19/2025

Join us in our fight for insurance coverage and shaping mental health policy! Seeking board members.
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Email from Mental Health & Autism Insurance Project May 2025 MHAIP is Seeking New Board Members For the first time in a long time, MHAIP is seeking new board members for our volunteer board. We meet

05/16/2025

See What's Happening at MHAIP!

01/04/2025

Another great article from Pro Publica: we write appeals for clients like this. The power that health insurance has over people is so unfair, and an example of how our mental health system is broken:

Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.

12/18/2024

Great opinion piece from former Cigna exec in NY Times today:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/opinion/health-insurance-united-ceo-shooting.html?smid=fb-nytopinion&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR10G1n09Bbz4wSalNz-d27e6oAGtavtg2s2a-WJmBqF-FeffrZvbuRZQ-o_aem_72qPt3PhJ4D6uQ6PG1Ruow

Shareholders, not patient outcomes, tend to drive decisions at health insurance companies.

12/13/2024

Had the opportunity to inform Annie Waldman at Pro Publica on autism and insurance:

Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.

12/12/2024

Year-End Thoughts and Case Wins
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09/29/2024

At The Jennedy Forum Alignment For Progress conference in DC.

09/18/2024

See our recent wins and learn about MHPAEA regulatory updates.
https://conta.cc/3AUUVEu

08/29/2024

Pro publica is doing a series of articles on mental health care and insurance, that has just started to hit. Have a look:

American insurance companies — quietly, and with little government pushback — have assumed an outsize role in mental health care. People in pain are paying the price.

06/05/2024

Click the link to see how we've helped families fight insurance denials!
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Check Out Our Recent Wins! June 2024 Working With Employers of Self-Funded Plans If you work for a large company or a union, chances are that your health plan may be self-funded. What this means is t