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Autism Bill Advances, Health Reform Bills Unveiled

By Jenny Brundin

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Salt Lake City, UT – Lawmakers unveiled plans to reform the state's health care system, in an effort to cover more of the 300,000 Utahns without health insurance. But first - a bill that would mandate health coverage for autism cleared a Senate committee yesterday before a room packed with autistic children and their parents. KUER's Jenny Brundin reports.

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