House-Senate Conference Committee Votes Down Mental Health Parity Amendment

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

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On December 17, 2001, a House-Senate Conference Committee voted against adding the Mental Health Parity measure to the final fiscal year 2002 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill (HR 3061). Conferees representing the House, opposed efforts to add the Senate parity amendment - sponsored by Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Paul Wellstone (D-MN) - to the final version of HR 3061, which is now on its way to the White House for President George W. Bush's expected signature. The . . .