{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=1604", "Grijalva Highlights Number of Arizonans Benefiting From Consumer Protections and Cost Savings Under the Affordable Care Act", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Ra\u00fal Grijalva", "G000551", "grijalva.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Tucson, Ariz. \u2013 Rep. Ra\u00fal M. Grijalva today released a year-end review of how the Affordable Care Act has benefited Arizona residents. The Affordable Care Act has already given millions of uninsured Americans access to affordable health insurance, helped Americans with insurance improve their coverage, and established new consumer protections and cost savings.\u00a0The review finds that, thanks to the Affordable Care Act:\r\n\r\n\t\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1,406,000 individuals in Arizona on private insurance have gained coverage for at least one free preventive health care service, such as a mammogram, birth control, or an immunization in 2011 and 2012. In addition, an additional 434,800 people with Medicare in Arizona have received at least one free preventive service at no out-of-pocket cost.\r\n\r\n\t\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The up to 2,794,000 individuals in Arizona with pre-existing conditions such as asthma, cancer or diabetes \u2013 including up to 411,000 children \u2013 will no longer have to worry about being denied coverage or charged higher prices because of their health status or history.\r\n\r\n\t\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Approximately 1,269,000 Arizonians have gained expanded mental health and substance use disorder benefits and/or federal parity protections.\r\n\r\n\t\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 948,000 uninsured Arizonians will have new health insurance options through private health plans in the Marketplace or Medicaid.\r\n\r\n\t\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As a result of new policies that make sure premium dollars work for the consumer, not just the insurer, in the past year insurance companies have sent rebates totaling $71 per family to approximately 424,000 consumers in Arizona.\r\n\r\n\t\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the first ten months of 2013, 59,600 seniors and people with disabilities in Arizona have saved an average of $813 on prescription medications as the health care law closes Medicare\u2019s so-called \u201cdonut hole.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 69,000 young adults in Arizona have gained health insurance because they can now stay on their parents\u2019 health plans until age 26.\r\n\r\n\t\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Individuals no longer have to worry about having their health benefits cut off after they reach a lifetime limit on benefits, and starting in January, 2,091,000 Arizonians will no longer have to worry about annual limits, either.\r\n\r\n\t\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Community Health Centers in Arizona have received $84,457,000 to provide primary care, establish new sites, and renovate existing centers to expand access to quality health care.\u00a0Arizona has approximately 140 Community Health Center sites, which served about 423,000 individuals in 2012.\r\n\r\n\tAll information in the review comes from the Department of Health and Human Services.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cRepublicans are still fighting for complete repeal instead of acknowledging the progress that\u2019s been made and playing a constructive role in improving the law,\u201d Grijalva said. \u201cWe can go back to the bad old days of arbitrary premiums, gender-based rate discrimination, expensive mammograms, and lots of healthy young people unable to get insurance without a trust fund.\u00a0I don\u2019t think the people of Southern Arizona want those days back. It\u2019s time to face reality, stop refighting old political battles, and get together to help working families across Arizona. This law is already making health insurance more affordable and accessible, and that progress will continue in 2014 and well beyond.\u201d", 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://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=1604"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.114594914019108, "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"}