Thanks for your participationin our last Statewide Missouri Advocacy Committee Conference Call. For more information on our statewide insurance initiative, contact missouri@autismspeaks.org.

Autism Speaks' National Legislative Agenda:

• Support of the Expanding the Promise of Individuals with Autism Act (EPIAA)
  a bill designed to provide demonstration grants for autism treatment and services
  • Current Missouri cosponsors
    
    • Sen. Claire McCaskill (MO)
    • Rep. Russ Carnahan (MO-3)
    • Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-1)
      
• Support of the Disability Savings Act of 2008 
  a bill that will provide a tax-preferred savings benefit for disability related expenses. 
  
• Undertake a multi-state insurance legislation campaign
  an effort to change insurance laws and require coverage of medically necessary autism services.
  
  • Statewide Advocacy Committee now forming! Contact missouri@autismspeaks.org to learn participate as a Legislative Captain in your district.
    
• Educational outreach to the policy staffs of all major party candidates for President in 2008

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