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ORLANDO HEALTH ATTORNEY AMANDA FORBES HAS LEGAL ARTICLE ON AUTISM PUBLISHED IN PROMINENT LAW JOURNAL

Orlando, Fla. - March 18, 2024 - The Health Law Firm proudly announces that Amanda I. Forbes, a healthcare attorney with the firm, had an article she wrote, "Autism and Access to Healthcare," published in a prominent law journal.


The article, Autism and Access to Healthcare, is a comprehensive case study on mandating insurance coverage for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder. It was published in the Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice's 45th volume, in its Issue 1, released in March 2024.


In her article, Ms. Forbes reviews and analyzes arguments that insurance companies may have against covering patients who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. A copy of her article can be reviewed at: https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/policypractice/vol45/iss1/2.


Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice is a student-run and edited journal of the Mitchell Hamline School of Law. The journal works hard to produce the highest quality of legal publication available. Mitchell Hamline School of Law is located in St. Paul, Minnesota, and offers a rigorous practice-based experience, preparing graduates for future clients and communities.


As an attorney with The Health Law Firm, Ms. Forbes represents mental health counselors and social workers, psychologists, physicians, medical students, resident and fellow physicians, international medical graduates, professional counselors, applicants for board certification, interns, and other health professionals. She represents healthcare providers in contracts, business transactions, and license defense cases. Her cases include fraud accusations, Medicare and Medicaid audit defense, licensing and disciplinary issues, administrative hearings and appeals, regulatory matters, and litigation.

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The Health Law Firm was established in 1999, bringing together a team of experienced attorneys with decades of work in the legal and health care fields, many who are also licensed health professionals. With offices in Altamonte Springs, Orlando and Pensacola, Florida, and Denver, Colorado, the firm represents health care providers, including hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, dentists, pharmacists, psychologists, mental health professionals and other licensed health professionals and entities, nationwide. The Health Law Firm encompasses all aspects of health law including malpractice defense, qui-tam or "whistleblower" and false claims, defense of professional licensing cases, Medicare and Medicaid audits, formation of corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs), Board of Medicine hearings, peer review actions, clinical privileges hearings and representation of medical students. For more information about The Health Law Firm: www.thehealthlawfirm.com.

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