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Insurance Coverage for Autism Set to Begin in KS

By Bryan Thompson
Published April 17, 2014 at 6:33 AM CDT
signing ceremony 4-16-14

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signs HB 2744 at a ceremony at the KU Edwards Campus 4-16-14. (Photo by Bryan Thompson)Insurance companies will begin covering autism services next January for a limited number of children in Kansas. As Kansas Public Radio’s Bryan Thompson reports, a bill mandating such coverage has been signed into law by Governor Sam Brownback.

 
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Bryan Thompson
Bryan Thompson has been KPR's Health Reporter since 2000. He's a lifelong Kansan, and a graduate of Wichita State University. He's been involved in radio news longer than he'd care to admit, serving as news director at stations in El Dorado, Liberal, and Salina before joining KPR. He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of six outstanding children--one of whom now looks down on them from above. In his spare time, Bryan enjoys music and sports.
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