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H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity
Act of 2007
To amend section
712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section
2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of
mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group
health plans.
Other Bill Titles
- Official: To amend section 712 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the
Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of
mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under
group health plans. as introduced.
- Short: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and
Addiction Equity Act of 2007 as reported to house.
- Short: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and
Addiction Equity Act of 2007 as introduced.
3/9/2007--Introduced.
Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 -
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA),
the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to
prohibit treatment limits or the imposition of financial requirement
more...s on mental health and substance-related disorder
benefits in group health plans which are not similarly imposed on
substantially all medical and surgical benefits in any category of
items or services under such plans.
Directs the Comptroller General to study the effect of the
implementation of this Act on various aspects of the health care
system, including the cost of and access to health insurance
coverage, the quality of health care, Medicare, Medicaid, and state
and local mental health and substance abuse treatment spending, and
spending on public services.
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