Rally for Mental Health Parity on June 10th - Cancelled
The rally has been cancelled because of ceremonies for President Reagan and
attendant security precautions. But please use the links below to learn
more about the proposed legislation.
June 4, 2004—Each year, untreated mental illness costs the U.S. economy
billions of dollars and exacts a terrible toll as people with mental illnesses
and their
families struggle to access services. Yet private insurers continue
to evade the spirit of a 1996 law passed to end discrimination against people
with
mental illnesses, instead finding other ways to limit coverage
of needed services.
Mental health parity must be deferred no longer.
Please join the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG)-of which the Bazelon Center
is a proud member-and mental health advocates from across the country at a
rally at the U.S. Capitol in
support of the Paul Wellstone Mental
Health Equitable Treatment Act (S. 486, H.R 1832).
What: A rally featuring Senator Pete
Domenici (R-NM), Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Representative Jim
Ramstad (R-MN), David Wellstone, Nancy Speck and consumer"
faces of hope." Jeff Comer, Full Minute of Mercury and others
will provide musical entertainment.
When: Thursday, June 10, 2004 (noon)
Where: Upper Senate Park, Constitution and Delaware Avenues,
NE, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. (Closest Metro: Union
Station)
Join us next Thursday (June 10) and make your voice heard on Capitol Hill!
Take Action
If you can't attend the Parity Now Rally in Washington DC, send a
message to your lawmakers to let them know mental health parity
is important to you. Visit Wellstone Action's website to make
your voice heard.
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