A bill has long lingered in Congress that would require health insurers to provide equal benefits for mental and physical ailments. President Bush has vowed to sign such a mental health “parity” bill on several occasions, but a Republican-controlled House repeatedly blocked it. Now with Democrats in control of Congress, mental health advocates are quietly planning a quick campaign for the bill’s passage.

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