July 30, 2025 Meeting Minutes - Insurance Update- DRP Message - August Meeting
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PALS Meeting Minutes
July 30, 2025 9:30 a.m.
Virtual Meeting using Zoom
Open Forum
Open Forum is an opportunity for participants to come together and discuss a variety of topics, offer resources, and ask questions related to special education.
PALS Calendar of Events
PALS shares notices for many in-person and virtual events from local, regional, and national organizations, including webinars, support groups, research opportunities, and activities for children and teens. Updated weekly, the PALS Calendar is a valuable resource. Please email your additions to palsfcinfo@gmail.com.
Message from DRP
Disability Rights Pennsylvania sent out a reminder this week regarding the Social Security Administrations move to Direct Deposit and Direct Express Card on September 30, 2025. If you are still receiving paper checks you need to update your payment information through your personal my Social Security account online. Read the full message below:
Insurance Companies and Autism
Last month we discussed struggling with private insurance providers. See the June 2025 meeting minutes for more information. After inquiring with a half-dozen agencies for recommendations the results were:
You might also want to provide the contact info for the PA Health Law Project—PHLP. They are very helpful. I'm pretty sure they only take calls on certain days, so they may want to check their website to be sure. www.phlp.org
I would reach out to the Pennsylvania health law project at staff@phlp.org or 1-800-274-3258. They can help!
I’ve included a link to a resource entitled Health Insurance Helplines. This is a list of organizations that can help you if you’re looking for health insurance, including Medicaid. These organizations can help you with the process and answer your questions. Some of the organizations can even help you apply. I hope this is helpful. https://paautism.org/resource/health-insurance-helplines/
August 27, 2025 Meeting Guest Speaker
We are excited to welcome Mirella Roman-Molina, Bilingual Regional Coordinator for Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania to the next PALS meeting on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Mirella will share an overview of how Parent to Parent PA supports families here in our region and across the state.
Summer Survival Kit for FCASD Families
Stop By and Say Hello
PALS will have a booth at the O'Hara Elementary PTO Back to School Social on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Stop by and learn more about PALS.
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Next Meeting: August 27, 2025 9:30 a.m. Virtual Meeting using Zoom.
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