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Action Alerts and Updates

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2004

• Legislative Update: Parity Expansion and TANF Renewal Linger to Next Congress (12/20/04)
• Legislative Update: Mental Health Parity Stalled (9/14/04)
• Bridge the Mental Health Insurance Gap this Saturday (6/16/04)
• Rally for Mental Health Parity on June 10th -- Cancelled (6/04/04)
• Take action: Urge Senators to Pass Parity (4/1/04)
• Bazelon Mental Health Policy Reporter: 2004 Preview (1/22/04)

2003

• Update: Mental Health Parity Extended (12/19/03)
• Bazelon Mental Health Policy Reporter: House Speaker Downplays Importance of Parity (11/20/03)
• End Insurance Discrimination, Support Mental Health Parity (10/24/03)
• Legislative Update: Parity Awaits Consideration (8/13/03)
• Mental Health Parity Bills Reintroduced; Grassroots Support Needed (3/6/03)

2002

• Congressional Action Is Likely on Key Mental Health Proposals (8/20/02)
• Family Opportunity Act Passes Senate Finance Committee (7/22/02)
• Take action to Support Mental Health Parity (6/6/02)
• Fast Track Sought for Mental Health Parity Bill (2/20/02)
• Pressure Increases to Pass Family Opportunity Act (2/20/02)

2001

• Mental Health Parity Advances to Conference (11/13/01)
• Action Needed as Congress Takes Up Two Consensus Bills (10/16/01)
• Support Needed for Mental Health Parity Bill (6/12/01)
• Family Opportunity Act Re-Introduced (2/28/01)
• House Bill Calls For Parity of Mental Health And Substance Abuse Coverage(2/26/01)
• 106th Congress Produced New Programs, Mental Health Funding(1/18/01)

2000

• Family Opportunity Act Introduced in Senate (4/7/00)

1999

• Parity Bills Introduced in House and Senate (4/30/99)
• Federal Legislation On Parity Of Mental Health Coverage (3/99)