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Push for Mental Health Parity Resumes

Ohio lawmakers who want to require insurers to offer mental as well as physical health care coverage will resume their battle.

They have been unsuccessful in their efforts under Governor Taft who has concerns about the impact on business. But with a new governor preparing to take office, lawmakers say the time might be right.

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Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment.