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Wellstone's son lobbies for mental health parity bill
Brady Averill
StarTribune.com
May 2, 2007
WASHINGTON - Congress needs to pass a mental health parity bill, said David Wellstone, who was at the Capitol on Wednesday lobbying for legislation his father started seeking 13 years ago.
Wellstone rallied with Reps. Jim Ramstad and Patrick Kennedy to support their bill, which would require group health plans that offer mental health and addiction benefits to provide the same coverage they do for physical illnesses.
The bill has the backing of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who attended a morning news conference.
"This is not just another public policy issue. This is a life-or-death issue for millions of Americans," said Ramstad, R-Minn. He and Kennedy, D-R.I., are the authors of the bill.
The bill has gotten a hearing in one House committee but has yet to be voted on. It needs to get through two more ! committees before it can go to the House floor for a vote.
Sens. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are co-sponsoring similar legislation in the Senate.
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