“For too long disparities in many health plans have placed higher co-payments, additional deductibles, and arbitrary limits on doctor visits for mental health services, making it difficult for people to seek care for these treatable disorders,” said U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va. , a cosponsor of the bill. "This legislation will help remove these unfair barriers and will provide millions of Americans living with mental illness equal and adequate access to health care services, which is long overdue." The bill, which has struggled in Congress for more than a decade, is named after the leading advocate for equality in mental health care, the late Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone, who had a daughter with schizophrenia. Full Article at Bluefield Daily Telegraph