The therapy, called applied behavior analysis, can be life changing for those afflicted by the disorder.
Tag: Medi-Cal
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Troubled Hospital Network Cares for Neediest OC Patients
Fraud charges and threats of closure surround the few hospitals in Orange County that treat youths suffering from paralysis and other injuries.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
New Therapy Offers Hope as Heroin Use on the Rise in OC
With a once-a-month injection, addicts can beat heroin and avoid the pitfalls of methadone, yet state officials are still not ready to put it on the Medi-Cal list.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Disabled Children Caught in the Middle of Switch to Obamacare
Children with autism and others with special needs are losing services as they are transferred out of the Healthy Families program.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
How the Affordable Care Act Plays a Role in the Tax Code
The government is using your return as its first yardstick for how much of a tax break it contributes to your health coverage.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Weekend Medical Expo Provides Care to Many of the Uninsured
The sprawling event on the Santa Ana High School campus provided medical, dental and eye care to more than 1,000.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Test Program for Dual Eligible Patients Set to Begin in October
The eight-county test program for those covered by both Medicare and Medi-Cal is to be a test run before the Affordable Car Act goes into effect.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Law Meant to Shift Autism Care to Health Insurers Has Caused Turmoil
The state law, passed last year, was intended to shift the cost behavior health therapies to insurance companies but has led to barriers of service for families.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Forum Puts Spotlight On Need for Medical Translation Services
Community members, legislators and representatives of health organizations attended a forum that focused on the shortage of medical translators in California.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
State Says It’s Ready for Obamacare, but Overworked Doctors Don’t Agree
In less than a year, California will try to make good on Obamacare’s promise to deliver healthcare to 1 million more poor residents. Yet in some places it’s already difficult for poor people to find a doctor.
