the affordable care act does require that all insurance plans in the marketplaces cover 10 essential benefits. that includes behavioral health treatment and rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices. so yes some degrees of autism treatment will likely be covered in every state. however it's unclear at this point which specific treatments will be covered. the level of autism coverage will depend on your state. about half of the states in the country for example will cover autism treatments like applied behavioral analysis which many experts think is one of the most effective treatments. here is more information on how autism coverage varies from state to state.
my son has autism. how will the affordable care act help my family?