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The MHPA was largely superseded by the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), which the 110th United States Congress passed as rider legislation on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in Public Law 110-343, signed into law by President George W. Bush in October 2008. [2]
Wellstone and Carter worked to pass the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, which requires equal coverage of mental and physical illnesses when policies include both types of coverage; both testified about the bill before a House subcommittee in 2007. [57]
The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (a part of Division C) mandates that if U.S. health insurance companies provide coverage for mental health and substance abuse, the coverage must be equal for conditions such as psychological disorders, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici (/ d oʊ ˈ m ɛ n ɪ tʃ i / doh-MEN-ih-chee; May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009.
Domenici's daughter's entrance in the race revives a legacy — in June, and maybe in November. Whether it wakes the echoes, the ones that made St. Pete a legend, is a mystery to be solved. Phill ...
Jan. 17—Fifteen years after her venerated father left Congress, a daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici has declared herself a candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in ...
Domenici, who is running for the seat long held by her late father, Pete Domenici, has largely avoided news media interviews, prompting the Democratic Party of New Mexico to brand the Republican ...
In 2007, Carter joined with David Wellstone, son of one-time U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, in pushing Congress to pass legislation regarding mental health insurance. [163] She and Wellstone worked to pass the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 which requires equal coverage of mental and ...