Mental Health Insurance Parity, Finally
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There are two things that the U.S. Congress is not known for, efficiency and consensus of support on an issue. Well, last week Capitol Hill lawmakers did both. The $700 billion Wall Street bailout legislation included the mental health parity bill we have been following.
Surprisingly, the mental health parity bill had unanimous support in the House of Representatives, Senate and White House. This law ensures that Americans with health insurance will have better coverage for mental health conditions. This law is now in effect. This information was reported in the New York Times.
The new coverage is said to start January 1, 2010 for most plans. It is estimated that 113 million people will be getting better mental health coverage, says the Times article.
Health insurance companies and employers initially opposed this legislation. US Senators Pete Domenici, Edward Kennedy, Michael Enzi, the bill's creators, are credited for bringing all the parties at interest to the negotiating table.
They came out with the bill that is now law."It was an incredible process. We built the bill piece by piece from the ground up. It's a good harbinger for future efforts on health care reform," said one trade group vice president involved in the negotiation.
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