Friday January 11, 5:49 pm ET
National Retail Federation Taps Ernst & Young to Lobby Government on Mental Health Parity
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The National Retail Federation hired Washington Council Ernst & Young to lobby the federal government for equal health insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies include both, according to a disclosure form. The trade group, whose members include Best Buy Co. Inc., Nordstrom Inc. and Home Depot Inc., supported a mental health parity bill that was passed by the Senate in September.
The group opposes a House version they said would expand coverage of mental health services without accounting for costs to employers and employees.
The trade group said it represents an industry that has more than 1.6 million U.S. retail establishments and more than 24 million employees.
full article - http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080111/national_retail_federation_lobbying.html?.v=1