Posted by Lorraine on July 25, 2001, at 15:43:55
In reply to Mental Health Parity - Long, posted by AKC on July 25, 2001, at 10:43:14
I followed the link for sending an email and this is the message that I wrote (in case others would like to simply cut and paste the message into their email).
I urge you to sponsor the pending federal legislation to modify and extend the federal Mental Health Parity Act due to sunset at the end of September, 2001. I also encourage you to contact your colleagues on the Senate HELP committee who have not yet cosponsored S 543 and urge them to vote in favor of this legislation and oppose all weakening amendments during the August 1 markup session.
The pending legislation is critical to bring real parity in treatment between physical illnesses and mental illnesses - the same insurance coverage for both and to end the discrimination against the mentally ill.
poster:Lorraine
thread:7916
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20010717/msgs/7924.html