{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://cohen.house.gov/press-release/cohen-memphians-should-review-healthcaregov-plan-options-ensure-they-don%E2%80%99t-miss-out", "Cohen: Memphians Should Review HealthCare.gov Plan Options to Ensure They Dont Miss Out on Savings", "2014-11-07", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "TN", "Steve Cohen", "C001068", "cohen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "[MEMPHIS, TN] \u2013 With just days before the open enrollment period for health insurance through the HealthCare.gov Marketplace opens, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today reminded Memphians not to miss out on potential savings and additional insurance options available to them this year. While those who enrolled in plans through President Obama\u2019s Affordable Care Act Marketplace last year do not need to re-enroll to maintain coverage for 2015, all citizens whether or not they have previously enrolled are strongly encouraged to visit the newly-redeveloped, more stable, and easier-to-use HealthCare.gov website to ensure they receive the full tax credit to which they are entitled and to review their options as cheaper insurance plans may be available this year.\n\u201cThe Affordable Care Act is already working for thousands of Ninth District families, but everyone should visit HealthCare.gov to make sure they are enrolled in the plan that keeps the most money in their pockets and to ensure they receive their full tax credit in 2015,\u201d said Congressman Cohen. \u201cThanks to President Obama\u2019s landmark healthcare reform law, our uninsured rate has plummeted by 10%, almost 15,000 Memphians who did not have insurance coverage before health care reform now do, more than 200,000 now have insurance that covers preventive care, and no one can be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition anymore.\u201d\nA new one-page guide to navigating and enrolling through the HealthCare.gov marketplace is available here. Memphis area citizens can visit this page to determine if they qualify for lower insurance costs in the coming year and can sign up to receive email updates or text messages regarding plan availability, pricing, and enrollment deadlines here. Consumers are also now able to view health insurance plans available in their area without registering, logging in, or identifying themselves.\nAn estimated 70% of first-time applicants\u2014those with uncomplicated household scenarios\u2014will be able to use a simpler, 3-page form to enroll in coverage for the coming year, down from 21 pages required to enroll last year. Those with more complicated household and tax scenarios will still be able to use the traditional Marketplace application process, which has been improved and no longer requires users to restart the entire application to fix a single mistake.\nCongressman Cohen also today renewed his call for Governor Bill Haslam to expand Tennessee\u2019s Medicaid system, TennCare, as the Affordable Care Act allows and provide health care benefits to low-income citizens currently caught in a politically-caused coverage gap. Several times this year, the Congressman has offered to help Governor Haslam extend health coverage to those who cannot afford it and are unable to take advantage of important protections of President Obama\u2019s Affordable Care Act (ACA) because of the state\u2019s inaction.\n\u201cBy not expanding Medicaid, Governors around the country\u2014and at home in Tennessee\u2014are conveying a message that they have little concern for the neediest, sickest, and most desperate of their constituents,\u201d said Congressman Cohen. \u201cWhile this may not be Governor Haslam\u2019s intention, the reality of the situation is that\u2014until he does something\u2014234,000 of our state\u2019s most needy are going or will go without the health coverage that they need and that President Obama\u2019s health care reform law says they should have. Studies have even shown that thousands of Americans each year will die avoidable deaths because of lack of access to Medicaid. That is unacceptable.\u201d\nEarlier this year, Congressman Cohen joined 33 Members of Congress from states that have not yet expanded their Medicaid systems as a founding member of the Congressional State Medicaid Expansion Caucus.", 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://cohen.house.gov/press-release/cohen-memphians-should-review-healthcaregov-plan-options-ensure-they-don%E2%80%99t-miss-out"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8728099055588245, "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"}