State insurance parity legislation for autism services and family financial burden

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 190-198

  Parish, Susan ^a   Thomas, Kathleen ^b   Rose, Roderick ^b   Kilany, Mona ^b   McConville, Robert ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Family financial burden; State insurance parity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868652577     PISSN: 19349491     EISSN: 19349556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-50.3.190     Document Type: Article

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