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March 05, 2008

Making History! The US House of Representatives moves us one step closer to victory in the fight against insurance discrimination

Today, the US House of Representatives voted overwhelming to approve the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, H.R. 1424 by 268-148.

The historic vote came on the heels of a national mobilization in support of the bill by people in recovery from addiction, their families, friends and allies. There was a tremendous outpouring of thousands of calls to members of the House yesterday. Thanks for all of your advocacy!

Here's a statement from Faces & Voices' board chair, Merlyn Karst, about the victory.

"The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 is the right solution to ending insurance discrimination facing people with alcohol and drug problems and their families," said Merlyn Karst, chair of the Faces & Voices of Recovery Board of Directors. "We urge the Congress to come together and hammer out the differences between the strong bill that the House passed today and the Senate-passed version of the "parity" legislation, S. 558. Now the hard work of addressing the disparities in the two versions begins. The American public is desperate for the strongest possible bill to reach the White House this year to end the discrimination that's keeping people with addiction from getting the help they need."

We'll keep you posted about next steps, but wanted to let you know the good news and thank you for all of your advocacy!

Source: Faces & Voices of Recovery