The House and Senate have both moved forward with mental health parity bills, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 (H.R. 1424) and the Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 (S. 558).  Both bills require group health plans that provide both medical and surgical benefits to provide mental health and substance-related Read More »

The House and Senate each cleared a bipartisan proposal to renew the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Now it is up to the President to decide whether millions of low-income children will have access to health insurance.  The compromise bill approved by both chambers (H.R. 976) closely resembles the measure the Senate passed on Read More »