Past Events

Thank you for being a part of Georgians for a Healthy Future’s 14th annual Health Care Unscrambled! We were thrilled to have so many advocates, policy makers, health care providers, and public health professionals join us for this year’s event! Thank you for your support! Thank you to all of this year’s Health Care Unscrambled sponsors,… MORE >

Thanks for celebrating with GHF! Thank you for coming to GHF’s 15th anniversary celebration! We were thrilled to have so many long-time and new supporters, partners, and colleagues join us for an evening to reflect on our first 15 years and to energize ourselves for the next. In our first 15 years, we have been privileged… MORE >

Housing is important to the health of Georgians! When housing is inadequate, it can compound poor health and drive up health costs. That’s why GHF is taking on housing as a health issue. Housing and health are inextricably linked. For Georgians with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), housing is also an issue of health &… MORE >

Thank you to all that attended Georgians for a Healthy Future’s 13th annual Health Care Unscrambled! Visit our digital program to find information about each session’s speakers, sponsors and Georgians for a Healthy Future board. GHF kicked off the legislative session with state leaders and advocates at Health Care Unscrambled 2023! This breakfast event launched the… MORE >

Celebrating with GHF! The best and most effective advocacy relies on strong, trusted relationships. While GHF and many of you virtually advocated and organized since March 2020, we’ve missed being together with our friends, allies, supporters, and partners. We’re so glad we had the opportunity to reconnect and see everyone’s friendly faces at GHF’s Friends… MORE >

Join Georgians for a Healthy Future on the January 27th for the Georgia Voices for Medicaid lunch and learn from 11:00am – 11:45 am. This will be an interactive session about Medicaid, developmental disabilities, and health advocacy. You will learn from Knetta Adkins, GHF’s Organizing Manager, about who Medicaid covers, how Medicaid benefits the state,… MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future’s 12th annual Health Care Unscrambled was hosted with a virtual twist this year! Visit our digital program to find information about each session’s speakers, and presentation slides and materials. Click here for the recording of Health Care Unscrambled 2022. Thank you! GHF was excited to invite Dr. Georges C. Benjamin… MORE >

Join Georgians for a Healthy Future on the third Wednesday in December for the Georgia Voices for Medicaid lunch and learn from noon – 12:45 pm. This will be an interactive session about Medicaid, developmental disabilities, and health advocacy. You will learn from Knetta Adkins, GHF’s Organizing Manager, about who Medicaid covers, how Medicaid benefits the state, and how… MORE >

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Join Georgians for a Healthy Future on the first and second Thursdays in November for the Georgia Voices for Medicaid lunch and learn from noon – 12:45 pm. This will be an interactive session about Medicaid, developmental disabilities, and health advocacy. You will learn from Knetta Adkins, GHF’s Organizing Manager, about who Medicaid covers, how… MORE >

Please join us for a community forum to discuss new survey results revealing the impact of high health care costs on the southwest Georgia community. We will also discuss the drivers of health care costs in the region and potential solutions. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their own experiences and provide feedback on… MORE >

Join Georgians for a Healthy Future on the first and third Thursdays in October for the Georgia Voices for Medicaid lunch and learn from noon – 12:45 pm. This will be an interactive session about Medicaid, developmental disabilities, and health advocacy. You will learn from Knetta Adkins, GHF’s Organizing Manager, about who Medicaid covers, how… MORE >

Please join Georgians for a Healthy Future for a policy forum examining consumer views of health care affordability, access, and policy solutions. In April of 2021, GHF collaborated with Altarum and their Health Care Value Hub to conduct a survey of 950 Georgians. The survey was designed to better understand consumer experiences and views on… MORE >

We were thrilled to have so many friends, family, and supporters join GHF for our second Give ‘Em Health trivia night! GHF gathered with advocates, public health professionals, health care providers, and others to re-connect, celebrate the advances that GHF has promoted for Georgians, and compete to answer health trivia questions! We had a wonderful… MORE >

Visit our digital program to find information about each session’s speakers, and presentation slides and materials. Thank you! GHF’s signature event happened this year with a virtual twist! This annual tradition provided a special opportunity for health advocates and stakeholders to hear from state policymakers about what they plan to tackle in the year …… MORE >

ecome a voice for Medicaid in Georgia! Georgians for a Healthy Future is partnering with community groups across the state to host a series of Georgia Voices for Medicaid trainings. If you are interested in learning more about Georgia’s Medicaid program, who it covers, how it benefits the state, and how you can be a strong health… MORE >

Thank you for making Georgians for a Healthy Future first ever trivia night a great success! Give ‘Em Health Trivia Night was an exciting, energetic event that brought together GHF friends and supporters for a health-themed trivia extravaganza. On September 15th, we gathered virtually with advocates, public health professionals, health care providers, and others to… MORE >

Join GHF for Health Care Unscrambled 2020 Thank you for making Health Care Unscrambled 2020 a great success! This annual tradition, held during the first week of the Georgia Legislative Session, provided a special opportunity for health care advocates and stakeholders to hear from state policymakers about what they plan to tackle in the year… MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future and Georgia Women bring you A Georgia Women Health Care Salon on Georgia’s Patients First Act. We will provide information to help Georgians better understand Medicaid, who is covered by the program, how it benefits the state, as well as develop skills to become strong health care advocates. Attendees will… MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future and the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute bring you “Changes in Health Care and Policy in the 2019 Legislative Session”! Tune in next Wednesday, April 24th at 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. We will highlight the most important health-related developments in this year’s legislative session, examine the state budget, look back at missed opportunities, and discuss this year’s relevant study committees. Tune… MORE >

Thank you for making Health Care Unscrambled 2019 a great success! The program provided a special opportunity for health care advocates and stakeholders to hear from state policymakers about what they plan to tackle in the year ahead. Georgia’s legislative leaders discussed what health care issues will be addressed in 2019 and how these issues may impact consumers. This… MORE >

2018 Consumer Health Impact Award Recipients Linda Smith Lowe Health Advocacy Award Sylvia Caley – Clinical Professor, Georgia State University Community Impact Award Caring Works Powerhouse Policymaker Award Commissioner Frank Berry – Georgia Department of Community Health Powerhouse Policymaker Award Rep. Bob Trammell – Georgia House of Representatives, Minority Leader You can find our …… MORE >

This forum explored the behavioral health needs of Georgia children and youth, Georgia’s publicly-supported behavioral health landscape, and successes and opportunities in the current system of care. The event also identified opportunities to scale up effective services and raise awareness about the system of care to improve access to behavioral health services for children and… MORE >

Join us at Cover Georgia Day at the Capitol to ask our state legislators to put insurance cards in the pockets of more hard-working Georgians! We will begin the morning with a brief informational session to ensure that you feel prepared to confidently advocate to your elected officials. Following that, we will walk to the… MORE >

Thank you for making Health Care Unscrambled 2018 a great success! The program provided advocates, stakeholders, and policymakers the opportunity to share important information about pressing consumer health issues and find common ground for solutions. This year’s legislative panelists were:  Senator Renee Unterman (R-Buford) Senator Elena Parent (D-Atlanta)Representative Mark Newton (R-Augusta)Representative Bob Trammell (D-Luthersville)Representative Sam Park… MORE >

2017 Consumer Health Impact Award Recipients Linda Smith Lowe Health Advocacy AwardJeff Graham – Executive Director, Georgia Equality Community Impact AwardChatham County Safety Net Planning Council Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities You can find our awardees’ bios and headshots here.    For more event pictures visit our Facebook photo album.  Event Sponsors    Health Champion Georgia Council… MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future is partnering with local community groups in and around Savannah for an educational forum entitled Working Together: What is Next for Health Care in Georgia. The Health Committee of Women Advocating for Georgians (WAG), a Savannah-based group, will participate in the program along with experts and advocates who will discuss the current… MORE >

It is a time of uncertainty for health care. Congressional leaders have already begun the process to repeal the Affordable Care Act, landmark legislation that established a framework for coverage that has resulted in the lowest uninsured rate ever recorded, rights and protections for health care consumers, and provisions to advance health equity. With the… MORE >

Please Join Us for Health Care Unscrambled 2017 Health Care Unscrambled 2017 is almost here! This annual tradition, held during the first week of the Georgia Legislative Session, provides a special opportunity for health care advocates and stakeholders to hear from state policymakers about what they plan to tackle in the year ahead. Our featured panelists will… MORE >

As more Georgians gain access to the health care system through increased health insurance coverage, we must look beyond traditional health care settings to improve the health of all Georgians. Local community efforts demonstrate successful approaches to improve health by addressing factors outside healthcare that impact wellbeing. There is tremendous potential to scale up promising… MORE >

For a second installment in our book discussion and networking series, we met with Daniel Dawes, author of 150 Years of Obamacare.  Attorney Daniel Dawes is a nationally recognized leader in the health equity movement and has led numerous efforts to address health policy issues impacting vulnerable, underserved, and marginalized populations. Dawes was instrumental in… MORE >

2016 Consumer Health Impact Award Recipients Linda Smith Lowe Health Advocacy AwardTim Sweeney – Former Deputy Director & Health Policy Analysis, Georgia Budget & Policy Institute Community Impact AwardCarole Maddux – Executive Director & CEO, Good Samaritan Health & Wellness Center Powerhouse Policymaker AwardRep. Stacey Abrams, House Minority Leader Powerhouse Policymaker AwardSen. P.K. Martin, Senate… MORE >

This half-day summit focused on opportunities for collaboration between health care advocates, providers, policy experts, community-based nonprofit organizations, and enrollment assisters to better reach our shared goals of improving health care coverage and access to care in Georgia. How can we build on the successes of the last open enrollment period to reach more consumers,… MORE >

Thank you to our health care advocates and friends who joined us for a book signing and conversation with Atlanta journalist Mike King, author of A Spirit of Charity: Restoring the Bond Between America and Its Public Hospitals. His new book explores the role of public hospitals in our health system, weaving Georgia’s history —… MORE >

The 2016 legislative session has officially wrapped up, and with it come changes to Georgia’s health policy landscape. The bills, resolutions, and budgets that were passed will all affect Georgia’s health care system and health care consumers. Tune in to this webinar to find out how this session’s legislation may affect your work, your health… MORE >

At this joint event with partner organization Georgia Watch, we explored this issues around network adequacy, provider directory accuracy, and surprise out-of-network billing. Speakers included: Senator Dean Burke Julie Silas, Consumers Union Beth Stephens, Georgia Watch Meredith Gonsahn, Georgians for a Healthy Future   Resources: Julie Silas’s presentation Meredith Gonsahn’s presentation Policy Brief – …… MORE >

As we get closer to the end of football season and the Superbowl, Georgia’s legislators will reconvene to begin their own sporting event–the 2016 legislative session. Health care is expected to be among the important issues that they tackle, an issue for which legislative inaction can create significant access to care barriers and health-related burdens… MORE >

Health Care Unscrambled 2016, Georgians for a Healthy Future’s sixth annual health policy breakfast, was a huge success! We brought in experts and legislators to talk about emerging issues and trends in health policy. The legislative panel included Sen. Greg Kirk, Sen. Emanuel Jones, Rep. Lee Hawkins, and Rep. Debbie Buckner. Special guests Lynn Quincy from… MORE >

Policy Forum hosted by Georgians for a Healthy Future, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and Chatham County Safety Net Planning Council held in Savannah, Georgia. MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future and Enroll America teamed up to host an all-day convening for health insurance enrollment stakeholders on October 28, 2015. The purpose of the convening was to bring Georgia’s enrollment community together prior to the start of OE3 to discuss best practices and share resources, tools, and ideas. Here are some… MORE >

At the event we released a policy brief co-authored with the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse which you can download here. On our SlideShare page you can find all panelists’ presentations. Check our these short videos with presenters Dr. Kuperminc, Dr. Seale, and Sissy Weldon, and well as coalition member Dave Laws. Event Sponsors Premier Event SponsorAmerigroup PlatinumAnn… MORE >

Watch the webinar!  In this webinar we introduced GEAR, the new central hub of resources for Georgia’s enrollment assisters and stakeholders who work to educate people on their health and health coverage options. GEAR is full of handouts, interactive consumer tools, important updates, and other materials that will help enrollment assisters and community organizations better… MORE >

Thank you for making Georgians for a Healthy Future’s First Annual Consumer Health Impact Awards a huge success! On September 9th, 150 advocates, legislators, friends and family joined us at Park Tavern for a wonderful night. From pictures on the glamour wall to silent auction bid-wars, it was a perfect night. … Read More > MORE >

On May 13, GHF hosted a lunch panel discussion on best practices, lessons learned, and policy recommendations from the second open enrollment period.  During the event, GHF released it’s new report on the topic.  You can download it here. To see pictures from the event, visit our Facebook page! Additional Resources from the event: Whitney… MORE >

If you weren’t able to attend our end-of-session webinar, you can click here to watch the archived version or check out the slides here! MORE >

March 25, was a hugely successful day of legislative advocacy!  After breakfast and advocacy training 30 volunteers went over to the Capitol to lobby their legislators for the healthcare issues that mattered most to them.  For many of these Georgians, this was their first interaction with their legislators. The video below is … Read More > MORE >

Health Care Unscrambled 2015! Thank you to those of you who joined us for the fifth annual Health Care Unscrambled policy breakfast on January 15! This year’s event featured two powerhouse panels: a bipartisan legislative discussion and a panel that focused on the recent experiences of Kentucky and Arkansas, two Southern states that are moving forward with… MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future and the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse are teaming up to launch a new public health advocacy campaign — Somebody finally asked me! — to prevent addiction and its harmful effects among Georgia’s youth, and we want you to be a part of it. Please join us at the beautiful… MORE >

Thank you to those who joined Seedco and Georgians for a Healthy Future for the release of a comprehensive evaluation report on consumer and navigator experiences in four states during the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period. Why did some consumers … Read More > MORE >

Thank you to those who came out to help Georgians for a Healthy Future celebrate five years of health advocacy! Thank you for joining us for an evening of celebration and conversation with Georgians for a Healthy Future. It’s been five years since we launched in 2009 with a commitment to provide a strong voice for Georgia… MORE >

Thank you to our sponsors and everyone who came out for Health Care Unscrambled 2014!  Event photos can be found here.             Champion Sponsor AARP Georgia Advocate Sponsor Abby Friedman & Harry HeimanGeorgia Center for Healthier Communities Ally Sponsor Kent & Diane AlexanderRobert & Amy ArogetiGeorgia Advocacy OfficeHealthcare Georgia …… MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future along with 100 advocates and Cover Georgia coalition partners spent the day at the Gold Dome on Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 to deliver a message: coverage matters.  Health care consumers, advocates, providers and others gathered for a morning training on Medicaid expansion and then walked over to the Capitol to… MORE >

Thank you for joinin Georgians for a Healthy Future at our first ever benefit concert at Variety Playhouse in Little Five Points with headliner Paul Thorn on September 7, 2013.  To view pictures from the concert, click here. MORE >

Thanks to everyone who came out to support Georgians for a Healthy Future at our annual summer event on June 27th! You can view additional pictures from the event here. MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future’s third annual Health Care Unscrambled policy breakfast event, held on January 10, 2013, featured a lively panel discussion with key Georgia policymakers including Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens, State Representative Pat Gardner, and State Representative Sharon Cooper. We also heard insights from keynote speaker Jonathan … Read More > MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future held a reception and fundraiser on the terrace of the offices of Nelson Mullins in Atlantic Station on the evening of August 14th, 2012, to support our consumer health advocacy work at this critical moment in history. The recent Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act was a …… MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future rallied with HealthSTAT, Doctors for America, Votehealthcare.org and Know Your Care Georgia on the afternoon of March 26th, 2012 in a show of support for the progress that has been made for health care consumers and patients since the Affordable Care Act became law. Our speakers–doctors, patients, legislators, and advocates–shared… MORE >

Kick Butts Day Georgians for a Healthy Future rallied in coalition with the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, and Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids on March 21, 2012, at the state capitol in celebration of national Kick Butts Day and to call upon Georgia policymakers to increase the state’s cigarette tax… MORE >

Health Care Unscrambled 2012 Georgians for a Healthy Future’s second annual Health Care Unscrambled policy breakfast event, held on January 12, 2012, featured a panel of policymakers including Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens, Representatives Pat Gardner and Richard Smith, and Senators Renee Unterman and Nan Orrock. We heard from these key decision-makers about the issues on… MORE >

Throughout 2011, Georgians for a Healthy Future spearheaded a series of community events around the state of Georgia. The Building a Healthy Georgia series was a collaborative public education campaign led by Georgians for a Healthy Future and partner organizations Voices for Georgia’s Children, HealthSTAT, Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, AARP of Georgia and the… MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future held a reception and fundraiser in March 2011 to support consumer health advocacy. Board Member Pat Nobbie emceed the event and Representatives Pat Gardner and Simone Bell spoke about health care legislation in the General Assembly, while Dean Phil Williams of the School of Public Health at the University of… MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future held our first annual Health Care Unscrambled policy breakfast event on December 7, 2010 featuring a panel discussion with Alan Weil of the National Academy for State Health Policy; Anton Gunn, Regional Director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Dr. Phaedra Corso of the College of… MORE >

Care Beyond College: Dependent Care Coverage Explained This roundtable discussion, held on September 23, 2010 at Emory University, raised awareness of important new health care consumer protections for young adults with a particular focus on the new option for young adults to remain on a parent’s health insurance plan until age 26. Participants included Dr.… MORE >

Health Care: 2010 and Beyond In August and September of 2010, Georgians for a Healthy Future jointly hosted a series of educational forums with the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, Voices for Georgia’s Children, and AARP. Forums were held in Athens, Rome, Butler, Tifton, Macon, and Savannah throughout the months of August and September 2010.… MORE >

This conversation, hosted by Georgians for a Healthy Future and held on May 27, 2010 at the American Cancer Society, featured testimonials from Georgia patients with chronic health conditions about the challenges they face navigating the health system and what health reform’s new consumer protections, including the provision that will no longer allow insurance companies… MORE >

Georgians for a Healthy Future held our first annual cocktail reception on February 23, 2010, to bring friends, partners, and fellow advocates together for an evening of fun in support of our health advocacy work. MORE >

On October 22, 2009, Georgians for a Healthy Future was officially launched at an event at the State Capitol! The Board of Directors introduced GHF’s first Executive Director Cindy Zeldin and discussed our mission and vision for Georgia. MORE >