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Capitol Hill Watch - Officials Concerned Federal Mental Health Parity Legislation Will Pre-Empt Stronger State Laws
Officials in Connecticut and at least eight other states are concerned that the federal mental health parity legislation (S 558) could result in weaker mental health benefits in some states, the Hartford Courant reports. The bill -- introduced by Sens. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Mik
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2007-07-27

Capitol Hill Watch - Reps. Kennedy, Ramstad Promote Mental Health Parity Bill
Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) and Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) on Tuesday in Providence, R.I., held the first public hearing in a tour across the U.S. to gain support for legislation that would require health insurers to cover mental illness at the same level as they cover physical illness, the AP/St. Paul Pioneer
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2007-01-17

Capitol Hill Watch - House Committee Passes Mental Health Parity Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday voted 27-13 to approve a bill (HR 1424) sponsored by Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) that would require most health insurers to provide equal levels of coverage for physical and mental illnesses, CQ Today reports (Armstrong, CQ Today, 9/26). The Paul Wellstone Mental
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2007-09-27

Capitol Hill Watch - Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduces Mental Health Parity Legislation
A bipartisan group of senators on Monday announced that the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday will mark up a draft bill on mental health parity, CQ HealthBeat reports. Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) introduced the bill, which would
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2007-02-13

Capitol Hill Watch - Reps. Kennedy, Ramstad Release Report on Hearings on Mental Health Parity Legislation
Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) and Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) on Wednesday released a summary of 14 field hearings conducted nationwide on mental health parity legislation, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 5/2). Legislation (HR 1424) sponsored by the two lawmakers would require health insurers to prov
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2007-05-03

Administration News - President Bush Signs $700B Financial Bailout Bill That Includes Mental Health Parity Provisions
President Bush on Friday signed into law a $700 billion bailout of Wall Street firms that included mental health parity legislation (HR 1424), the New York Times reports (Pear, New York Times, 10/6). Bush approved the bill soon after the House on Friday voted 263-171 to pass it. The Senate on Wednesday voted
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2008-10-06

State Watch - New York Mental Health Parity Law To Be Voted on This Month
The New York state Senate this month is expected to approve legislation that would require insurance companies to provide mental health coverage at the same level and out-of-pocket cost as other coverage, the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin reports. The Senate and Assembly two months ago reached an agreement
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2006-09-07

Capitol Hill Watch - Senate HELP Committee Passes Mental Health Parity Legislation
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday voted 18-3 to approve a bill (S 558) sponsored by Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) that would require health insurers to provide the same level of coverage for treatment of mental illnesses and substance abuse as they provide for physical ill
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2007-02-15

Opinion - Scientific Evidence of Biological-Neurological Connection Could Help Efforts To Pass Mental Health Parity Legislation, Columnist Writes
A 'critical moment has been reached in a 15-year debate in statehouses and in Congress over whether treatment for problems like depression, addiction and schizophrenia should get the same coverage by insurance companies as, say, diabetes, heart disease and cancer,' New York Times columnist Sarah Kershaw writ
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2008-03-31

Coverage & Access - USA Today Examines Lasting Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Residents' Mental Health
USA Today on Thursday published four articles on issues related to the mental health of the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Summaries appear below. 'Katrina Victims Struggle Mentally': Mental illnesses are affecting double the number of Gulf Coast residents in the wake of the hurricane compared with rates be
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2007-08-16