depression, substance abuse checked by my primary care doc just like my cholesterol and blood pressure. i think if we implement mental health parity in the way it needs to be, we will make it routine for not just mental health experts, but all health care providers who will include mental health checkups in the course of their treatment. >> i don't understand why hhs and you point out treasury, all these agencies have to sign off on this. the law was passed you fought passionately for it when you were in congress and five years later, it's still not impremted. >> well, first of all, health care reform is a big win for us because it eliminates the pre-existing condition clause. that disproportionately affected our community. we're looking for the rule that will define mental health. the law is very specific. if you provide coverage for diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease, if you treat heart attack or stroke this way you must treat a mental illness in the same respects. and, most of all, with health care reform, prevention is paid