Autism Health Insurance Project

WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE! 

MISSION

To help families, providers and other relevant parties secure health insurance and other coverage for autism related interventions.

VISION

Creating a world where people with autistic spectrum disorders obtain the health care services that they need without effort, in order to maximize their potential.

SERVICES

Autism Health Insurance Project, inc., offers workshops, consultation, and advice to families and providers, helping them obtain insurance coverage for interventions related to autism.  We work with  families, community organizations, therapists, and provider organizations.  We will help you and/or the families you serve obtain the heatlh insurance benefits that that they pay for.  

Working primarily in California.  We will help families and providers working with self-insured plans in other states. 

We can help by advising you on how to how to get the most from your insurance benefits, free of charge.  We also offer a sliding fee scale to families based on household income, to those who need or want more individualized services, including letter writing, document assembly and submission, contacting insurers and regulators on your behalf, and reviewing relevant literature. 

Autism Health Insurance Project, Inc., is a California non profit public benefit corporation and is in the process of applying for tax exemption as a section 501 (c) (3) entity.  Our goal is to be able to provide services to families at low or no cost in the future through volunteer efforts and donations from foundations and the public.

BROCHURE

A downloadable brochure is available here.

CONTACT

Karen Fessel, Dr PH, Executive Director and Founder

Phone:  510-325-0975

E-mail karenfes@sbcglobal.net