Congressman Cohen is committed to making quality and comprehensive health care more affordable and more accessible, and will continue to work with his colleagues to address some of the most pressing issues facing our community.
Make quality and comprehensive health care more affordable and more accessible.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congressman Cohen’s health care issue page says he is committed to making quality and comprehensive health care more affordable and more accessible, and notes his support for the Affordable Care Act and repeated votes against repeal.
Roll Call 165 on H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed 219-212. The roll-call record lists Steve Cohen (TN) voting Aye.
Roll Call 256 on H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, passed the House 217-213. The roll-call record lists Steve Cohen voting No.
Congress.gov lists H.R. 609 as introduced on 01/22/2025 and shows Steve Cohen as an original cosponsor on the bill’s cosponsor list.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 5155 was introduced on 03/05/2018 and remained at the introduced/referred stage; the bill’s summary says it would make changes relating to health insurance coverage, costs, and funding mechanisms and expand preexisting-condition protections.
Assessments
Cohen took concrete actions aligned with the promise, including voting for the Affordable Care Act in 2010 and against ACA repeal in 2017, plus cosponsoring later affordability/access legislation. The ACA was enacted and materially expanded coverage/access, so the promise was partly delivered. However, the claim is broad and aspirational, and the evidence does not show that comprehensive, affordable, accessible health care was fully achieved.