The Missouri legislature is currently considering a bill that, if passed, would mandate insurance coverage for eating disorders. Opponents of the bill believe that increased health care costs would ultimately lead to more people who are uninsured. Proponents of the bill, however, argue that increased coverage for preventative care will reduce health care costs over the long term.
The bill is being sponsored by two St. Louis democrats, Representative Rachel Storch, and Senator Rita Heard. Representative Storch believes that eating disorders are a serious and underexposed problem: "This literally takes people to the brink of survival."
(Source: www.stltoday.com)
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