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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2001

Congress on Tuesday dropped a provision to provide insurance coverage for mental illnesses.

The provision had been supported by the Senate as introduced by Sens. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) and Paul Wellstone (D-Wisc.). It was tucked into a $123 spending bill for labor, health and education programs.

Opposed by the insurance industry, a joint House-Senate committee voted 10 to 7 to drop the provision from the bill.

Get the Story:
Mental health parity provision dropped from spending bill (AP 12/18)
Drive for More Mental Health Coverage Fails in Congress (The New York Times 12/18)
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