from politico.com
"...And tucked away in the tax provisions is a landmark health care provision demanding that insurance companies provide coverage for mental health treatment—such as hospitalization—on parity with physical illnesses.
Really a bill onto itself, the mental health parity measure has been a bipartisan priority for top lawmakers in both chambers but has stalled because of disagreements again over how to pay for its estimated $3.8 billion five-year cost. In the current climate, that seems to be no longer a stumbling block, and if the Treasury plan becomes law, it will also."
How urgent can this be if they are throwing all this other crap into the bailout?
Wouldn't you like to have had the opportunity to express your opinion about helping the rest of the country pay for "mental health" services? If the House passes this bailout with this addition, all our insurance costs will go up and you can look forward to more "mental health" screening.
