Both Sides of House - Presenting Similar MH Bills

House Republican, Democrat file similar mental-health bills

You would certainly have to chuckle as reading this article from The Daily Texan - Online as this seems to exude the thought that perhaps, if both sides of the house agree that something needs to be done so much to the extent that they have created very similar bills, this bill should pass. What a novel thought!!

What happens though often times, these type of bills don't pass, simply because then it becomes a battle of the wits to see whose bill will eventually "win out" having more of what they have said and deemed important aspect of that bill to be threaded into the final bill. What they will have to do is set aside differences and each side agree to disagree, unless a viable third alternative can resolve the disagreed area point of prospective law, in order to get the bill passed into law. Apparently, though, they aren't too off-based from each other so there is that chance that the bills might be passed into a law that will become effective soon.

These particular bills include various parities in mental health coverages offered (or currently lack of being offered) by many insurance providers and their policies. Medical bills incurred by mental health consumers and/or their caregivers find themselves being priced out of being able to provide appropriate health care because of their inaffordability. Insurance providers not only outprice the affordability for the end users to provide health care to the end users' selves and/or their families, but also have made it next to impossible for many small businesses to care for their employees by offering them the healtcare benefits.

Perhaps, these bills from both sides of the house, will not only look at the parities of the mental health coverages by the providers, but will also make it more affordable to small businesses to offer such benefits and programs, as well as making it more affordable to the mental health consumer and their caregivers.

This is something that certainly should be put on the future watch list as the legislators remain in session!