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	<title>Georgians For a Healthy Future &#187; Georgia</title>
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		<title>Information for Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just in time for the 2012 Georgia Legislative Session, Georgians for a Healthy Future has a new resource for advocates: A Consumer Health Advocate’s Guide to the 2012 Georgia Legislative Session: Information for Action... ]]></description>
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		<title>GHF Announces 2012 Legislative &amp; Policy Priorities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2012, Georgians for a Healthy Future will work collaboratively with our coalition and community partners to advance the following health care policy priorities...]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunity for Input on Essential Health Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning in 2014, many health insurance plans, including those to be offered through the new state-based health insurance exchanges, must cover a minimum package of preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic services and products comparable to those offered in a typical employment-based plan. Now HHS is seeking input from consumers, providers, businesses, insurers, state government officials, and other stakeholders by holding regional listening sessions...]]></description>
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		<title>Unlock the Doors to Real Communities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is currently traveling the state to speak with families about their experiences. In a guest post, GCDD Deputy Director Pat Nobbie shares her thoughts with us...]]></description>
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		<title>GHF leads fight to protect new consumer-friendly health insurance standards</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zeldin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Insurance Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable care act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to your strong support, Georgians for a Healthy Future and Georgia Watch are proud to announce that we jointly submitted public comments on behalf of 17 Georgia organizations to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requesting that exciting new health insurance standards that provide increased transparency and value for health care consumers, known as medical loss ratio rules, go through as planned...]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor County Symposium Draws Enthusiastic Crowd to Solve Local Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Ptashkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, we returned to Butler, Taylor County for our second symposium in our Building a Healthy Georgia campaign.  The event focused on workforce and economic development, the value of access to care and the importance of public health... ]]></description>
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		<title>Bang for the Buck: Medical Loss Ratio Rules</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2488?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=bang-for-the-buck-medical-loss-ratio-rules</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zeldin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Insurance Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning in 2012, Georgia consumers who purchase individual health insurance policies will have access to more information about how their premium dollars are being spent AND will be eligible for rebates if their insurance company fails to provide sufficient value for the premium dollar...]]></description>
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		<title>New Issue Brief: Building Georgia&#8217;s Health Insurance Exchange</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zeldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Georgians for a Healthy Future is releasing an issue brief entitled Building Georgia’s Health Insurance Exchange that outlines how a health insurance exchange can benefit Georgia consumers and makes recommendations for our policymakers as they weigh design options for an exchange. ]]></description>
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		<title>Pathways to Coverage</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2283?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pathways-to-coverage</link>
		<comments>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2283#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Georgians for a Healthy Future has a new fact sheet out today about how to access health insurance in Georgia. Please share with patients, consumers, providers, community organizations, or anyone for whom it can serve as a resource.]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Consumer Friendly Health Insurance Exchange</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2234?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=building-a-consumer-friendly-health-insurance-exchange</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zeldin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ACA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Cindy Zeldin
Earlier this month, Gov. Nathan Deal signed an executive order creating the Georgia Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Committee, which is charged with determining whether Georgia should establish a state-based health exchange.]]></description>
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