Mental Health Parity
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Guests:
Senator Pete Domenici
* Republican Senator from New Mexico
* Sponsor of the Domenici-Wellstone "Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act"
Kate Sullivan
* Director of Health Care Policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Michael Faenza
* President, National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
Julie Rovner
* NPR Health Policy Reporter
Jared Sanders
* Reporter, Wall Street Journal
President Bush says he supports requiring mental health insurance coverage to equal that for purely physical ailments. Some business leaders say the extra costs could stop them from offering their workers health care coverage at all. The costs, the benefits, the pros and cons of mental health parity.
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