Health Insurance Benefits for Mental Illness

Health Insurance Benefits for Mental Illness

Senators Pete Domenici, Edward Kennedy, and Mike Enzi have introduced legislation that requires health insurers who cover mental illnesses to offer benefits on par with those provided for physical ailments. We'll talk about the...

Senators Pete Domenici, Edward Kennedy, and Mike Enzi have introduced legislation that requires health insurers who cover mental illnesses to offer benefits on par with those provided for physical ailments. We'll talk about the implications of parity for mental health benefits and prospects for this legislation.

Guests

Senator Pete Domenici

R, New Mexico

Paul Dennett

vice president for health policy, American Benefits Council

Andrew Sperling

director of federal legislative advocacy, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Keith Dixon

president, Cigna Behaviorial Health

Senator Edward Kennedy

D, Massachusetts.

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