In October 2008, President Bush signed into law the requirement that some private health insurance plans provide coverage for mental health care coverage is provided for medical and surgical diseases as part of the economic stimulus package, covering more than a decade of advocacy in both houses of Congress, a bipartisan coalition of congressmen and senators for mental health parity. After several changes in the leadership of the Congress, the coalition - including Senators Pete Domenici (R - NM), Paul Wellstone (D - MN) and Edward Kennedy (D - MA) and Representatives Patrick Kennedy (D - RI) and Jim Ramstad (R - MN) - remain unchanged and employed several procedural, political, and negotiation strategies to increase the visibility of mental health parity and promote their business through separate efforts. Sixteen-year path of mental health parity with the first introduction to the Congress as a result of the adoption of an example of the influence of personal commitment, identity and relationships, and the importance of the committee structure, the political leadership of the party, and a window of political opportunity. "Hide
by Samantha Black, David King Source: Harvard Kennedy School 13 pages. Publication Date: July 28, 2011. Prod. #: HKS687-PDF-ENG
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