By a vote of 32-13, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a bill to eliminate insurance bias in treating mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Five Republicans joined 27 Democrats to approve the measure, but not before Republicans tried to reword it in accord with the Senate version which allows insurance companies, along with business, to specify relevant disorders. This bill has been championed by Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MI), pictured here, who have described their respective fights against addiction and the the government insurance plan through which they built their recoveries.
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