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110th Congress

 

110th Congress

U.S. House of Representatives

Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders, FREED (HR tba)


Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2007 (HR 1424)


Eating Disorders Awareness, Prevention, and Education Act of 2007 (HR 88)

U.S. Senate

Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 (S 558)

Legislative Update 109th Congress (2005-2006)
Legislative Update 108th Congress (2002-2004)

Mental Health Parity
In Congress: Two Bills, One Goal

Fact Sheet on House and Senate
Mental Health Parity (pdf)

 

WASHINGTON March 6, 2007 - Two bills have been introduced in Congress in an effort to provide access to care for people with mental health conditions such as eating disorders. The bills promote mental health parity, in which some insurance policies would be required to cover treatment for eating disorders equal to the coverage offered for medical conditions. The Senate bill and the House bill vary, but the Eating Disorders Coalition supports BOTH.

The original 1996 mental health parity bill must be reauthorized by Congress. Compared to the new U.S. Senate version of the bill (S 558), the new House version of the bill (HR 1424) is more responsive to the needs of people seeking treatment for an eating disorder. Each new version of the bill is a significant improvement over the current law.