{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://cartwright.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/due-to-the-affordable-care-act-up-to-17-million-children-can-no-longer", "Due to the Affordable Care Act, Up to 17 Million Children Can No Longer Be Denied Health Coverage for Having A Pre-Existing Condition", "2013-12-12", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Matt Cartwright", "C001090", "cartwright.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington \u2013\u00a0Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright released figures highlighting the number of children in Pennsylvania with pre-existing conditions who, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, are being protected from discrimination based on their health.\nBecause of the health care law, since 2010, insurance companies have been prohibited from denying health coverage for the up to 17 million children \u2013 including up to 657,000 in Pennsylvania \u2013 with pre-existing conditions such as cancer, asthma, or diabetes. \u00a0And beginning in January 2014, under the Affordable Care Act, this protection will extend to adults as well.\n\u201cPrior to the Affordable Care Act, in the vast majority of states, insurance companies in the individual and small group markets could deny coverage, charge higher premiums, and/or limit benefits to individuals based on pre-existing conditions,\u201d said Cartwright.\u00a0 \u201cThis is great news and beginning in January 2014, this protection will extend to adults, too.\u201d\nHelping middle class families take advantage of the benefits of the health care law like the security of affordable health care coverage for children with pre-existing conditions should be a top priority for lawmakers in Washington.\u00a0 Yet instead of working to fix the law, House Republicans have voted to repeal the health care law more than 40 times, even shutting down the government to prevent new benefits like assured coverage for children with pre-existing conditions, taking away peace of mind for these millions of\u00a0 children and their parents \u2013 including 657,000 in Pennsylvania.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://cartwright.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/due-to-the-affordable-care-act-up-to-17-million-children-can-no-longer"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.559241209179163, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}