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		<title>Governor Deal signs legislation restoring child-only health plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zeldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Deal signed HB 1166 (sponsored by Representative Atwood) into law on May 1st. The legislation requires insurance companies who sell policies in the individual health insurance market to also sell child-only plans during an open enrollment period... ]]></description>
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		<title>New plain language tools for consumers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued final regulations on February 9th requiring an easy-to-understand Summary of Benefits and Coverage and a uniform glossary of terms. These new tools will be available to consumers on September 23, 2012...]]></description>
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		<title>Health Insurance Exchange Stalls in Georgia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Georgia lags other states in progress towards establishing a health insurance exchange as authorized by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), despite the fact that Georgia stands to experience one of the largest drops in the uninsured as a result of the ACA reforms, according to an analysis by the Urban Institute... ]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Essential Health Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Georgians for a Healthy Future is monitoring developments at the federal level that will impact benefits and consumer protections for new individual and small group health plans in Georgia beginning in 2014...]]></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>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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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>Georgia&#8217;s health insurance exchange committee finalizes work, receives national press</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final report of the Governor’s health insurance exchange advisory committee is expected on December 15th. The work of the committee received attention in the Washington Post and Kaiser Health News this week...]]></description>
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		<title>Developing essential health benefits: opportunity to provide input</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:05:31 +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...]]></description>
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		<title>New Plain Language Summary of Benefits Form At Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you find your health insurance forms full of jargon and fine print? A little known but important provision of the Affordable Care Act requires health insurance companies to utilize a uniform, standardized form that allows consumers to better understand their coverage and compare their options...]]></description>
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		<title>Final Ruling on Insurance Standards Issued</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to your support and advocacy, Georgia consumers will experience better value in their health insurance plans and will receive rebates if their insurance companies cannot meet these reasonable standards of value. While the decision didn't go as far as health care consumer advocates would have liked, HHS made a balanced decision that carefully considered the needs of health care consumers...]]></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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