{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://susanwbrooks.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/deadline-looms-for-coverage-on-federal-marketplace-as-republicans-promise-a", "Deadline looms for coverage on federal marketplace as Republicans promise a quick repeal", "2016-12-13", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Susan Brooks", "B001284", "susanwbrooks.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "INDIANAPOLIS \u2013 A last-minute sales pitch Tuesday brought together Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.) and federal health officials to tout the Affordable Care Act and encourage Hoosiers to sign up before the Dec. 15 deadline to guarantee coverage on Jan. 1.\n\u201cThe Affordable Care Act has made a difference in so many of our lives,\u201d Kathleen Falk said at an event at the HealthNet Administrative Offices, the U.S. Health and Human Services regional director.\nThe Thursday deadline looms large as questions swirl about the law\u2019s future.\n\u201cThe question becomes,\u201d Carson said. \u201cWill lawmakers be able to get away with political posturing and hurt millions of the American people?\u201d\nWhat was once touted as landmark healthcare legislation by President Obama is promising to be quickly dismantled by President-elect Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans.\n\u201cThe insurance companies have committed to honoring these contracts through the end of 2017,\u201d Falk said, working to reassure participants and encouraged the still uninsured to sign up.\nIn a coordinated effort to tout the law, the Obama administration said Tuesday the number of uninsured Hoosiers has dropped 35 percent since the law was enacted.\n\u201cReinforcing the fact this is important,\u201d Carson said. \u201cKids on their parents plan until they\u2019re 26, eliminating pre-existing conditions.\u201d\nHoosiers, though, are also dealing with price increases with some premiums jumping double digits in 2017, according to state officials. A growing number of insurers in Indiana and nationwide are also pulling out of the federal marketplace.\n\u201cWe want to infuse competition into the marketplace,\u201d Rep. Susan Brooks (R-Ind.) said. \u201cRight now fewer and fewer health insurance companies are participating.\u201d\nBrooks said Republicans are demanding a new approach, one that could take several years to implement.\n\u201cWe want to transition it appropriately so people do not lose their health insurance,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cI know there\u2019s definitely concerns about that.\u201d\nHoosiers with questions about the Affordable Care Act can call 211\u00a0or click here.", 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://susanwbrooks.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/deadline-looms-for-coverage-on-federal-marketplace-as-republicans-promise-a"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4269137755036354, "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"}