Senate committee passes mental health bill
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has approved legislation that would require businesses with at least 50 employees to offer the same medical benefits for mental health care as for other conditions.
The "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007," which passed by an 18-3
The legislation provides an exemption if the projected health care costs exceed 2 percent of the total plan cost for the first year and 1 percent of the cost each subsequent year.
The bill, S.558, is sponsored by Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M.
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