{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://rokita.house.gov/press-release/icymi-%E2%80%93-rokita%E2%80%99s-american-health-reform-act-gains-100-cosponsors", "ICYMI \u2013 Rokita\u2019s American Health Reform Act Gains 100+ Cosponsors", "2013-11-13", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Todd Rokita", "R000592", "rokita.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "November 13, 2013  \n\tContact: Zach Zagar  \n\tPhone: (202) 225-5037  \n\tE-mail: zach.zagar@mail.house.gov\nICYMI \u2013 Rokita\u2019s American Health Reform Act Gains 100+ Cosponsors  Patient-Driven, Free Market Health Care Reform Continues to Gain Support\nWashington, DC \u2013 In Case You Missed It \u2013 Representative Todd Rokita\u2019s health care reform legislation, the American Health Care Reform Act, H.R. 3121, now has over 100 cosponsors.\nThe American Health Care Reform Act was introduced in September by Rokita and a Republican Study Committee health care working group and has steadily gained support from House colleagues and third-party policy and advocacy organizations.\nSupport for the bill continues to build as Americans are seeing the disastrous impact of ObamaCare \u2013 an insidious law that is increasing insurance costs and kicking millions of Americans off the insurance plans that President Obama promised they could keep.\nFor more information on the American Health Care Reform act, a full list of cosponsors, and outside support, click here.\n\u00a0\nSummary of the American Health Care Reform Act\nEncourages a More Competitive Health Care Market to Drive Down Costs\no\u00a0 Allows Americans to purchase insurance across state lines  \n\to \u00a0Restores antitrust laws to the health insurance marketplace to foster competition  \n\to \u00a0Increases transparency in Medicare by making claims data public  \n\to \u00a0Allows states to establish health insurance portals to promote transparency  \n\to \u00a0Allows small businesses to pool together to lower insurance costs\nIncreases Access to Portable, Affordable Health Insurance to Provide Choice\no\u00a0\u00a0Implements a standard deduction for health insurance  \n\to\u00a0\u00a0Above-the-line tax deduction applied to income and payroll taxes of $7,500 per individual and $20,000 per family  \n\to\u00a0\u00a0Deduction applies to employer-sponsored, individual or small group market plans  \n\to\u00a0\u00a0Provides flexibility for families to pick coverage that best fits their needs  \n\to\u00a0\u00a0Allows portability by ensuring deduction doesn\u2019t go away if a person loses or changes jobs  \n\to\u00a0\u00a0Expands access to health savings accounts (HSAs)  \n\to\u00a0\u00a0Increases maximum contributions to HSAs  \n\to\u00a0\u00a0Expands HSA account use for purchase of individual health insurance  \n\to\u00a0\u00a0Increases access for Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE and Veterans to use HSA accounts  \n\to\u00a0\u00a0Increased ability to rollover Flexible Spending Accounts to HSA accounts in future years\nImproves Access to Insurance for Vulnerable Americans\no\u00a0\u00a0Ensures affordable coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions by funding state high risk pools  \n\to\u00a0\u00a0Removes barriers that prevent continual insurance coverage and eliminates COBRA-first requirement\nReforms Medical Liability Law\n\to\u00a0\u00a0Places a statute of limitations on liability cases  \n\to\u00a0\u00a0Caps non-economic damages at $250,000  \n\to\u00a0\u00a0Allows courts to restrict attorney contingency fees\nRespects Human Life\no\u00a0\u00a0Prohibits taxpayer funding of abortions\nFully Repeals ObamaCare\no\u00a0\u00a0Legislation completely repeals ObamaCare\n\u00a0\n-30-", 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://rokita.house.gov/press-release/icymi-%E2%80%93-rokita%E2%80%99s-american-health-reform-act-gains-100-cosponsors"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3226920273154974, "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"}