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Volunteers being sought are men who have sex with men and high-risk heterosexuals.
Parity supporters hope the government's action will spark interest in legislation. Both of the two leading bills before Congress would ban discriminatory limits on the number of inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment visits. Congress rethinks Medicare reform Legislation crafted from the now-disbanded Medicare reform commission's plan is expected to be introduced shortly in both houses of Congress, and legislators and interest groups are beginning to take sides. The plan developed by the bipartisan commission on Medicare reform was modeled on the federal employees health insurance program, which insures 9 million government workers, including members of Congress. Sixteen state attorneys general have issued a draft document that says the practice of putting nonprofit organizations' logos on commercial products implies endorsement.