The House Education and Labor Committee voted 33-9 today to pass the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (H.R. 1424), bipartisan legislation prohibiting group health plans from imposing greater coverage limits on mental illnesses than on physical ailments. The House Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce Committees, which also have jurisdiction, must mark up their own versions of the bill and reconcile them with the Education and Labor Committee version before the measure can be sent to the House floor.
Mental Health services have always required higher deductibles or have been paid out at lower levels than other medical services by the insurance industry. This bill seeks to provide parity for mental health procedures and the people who unfortunately suffer from these disorders. I will continue, like other aging related topics, to track current legislation affecting this matter.
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