http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/equal_treatment Comments for "Equal treatment" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/equal_treatment <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/morningroundup_100.jpg" class="blog-icon" /> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p>A House <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&amp;BillID=H973">bill</a> would require insurance cover mental illnesses the same as physical ones.</p><p>The measure passed 116-1 last night, but only after representatives added a loophole for businesses with 25 or fewer employees.</p><p>According to the <a href="http://www.ncsl.org/">National Conference of State Legislatures</a>, 34 states have similar &quot;mental health parity&quot; laws, though definitions vary.</p><p>Rep. <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=H&amp;nUserID=198">Jennifer Weiss</a>, a Cary Democrat, said the size of the company shouldn&#39;t matter. She cited a woman she knew who was discharged from a hospital when her insurance ran out.</p><blockquote><p>&quot;She committed suicide,&quot; Weiss said. &quot;We have the opportunity today to prevent that kind of thing. I don&#39;t think we should be picking and choosing which people get it and which people don&#39;t.&quot; (<a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/578186.html">N&amp;O</a>)</p></blockquote></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/equal_treatment#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/equal_treatment#comment insurance Jennifer Weiss mental health NCSL Under the Dome Thu, 24 May 2007 08:05:43 -0400 ryanteaguebeckwith 771 at http://projects.newsobserver.com