Peach Pulse Archive 2016

NEW PUBLICATION

Collaborating for Consumers 

This August, GHF invited both advocates and enrollment assisters to the second annual Getting Georgia Covered summit. Bringing these two groups together was the first step in fostering ongoing conversations and partnerships to ensure that health coverage translates into meaningful access to care for Georgians. Through the summit, GHF collected feedback and input for a report that highlights how assisters and advocates can team up for consumers. We invite you to read and share Collaborating for Consumers: How Assisters and Advocates Can Inform Policy, in which you will find opportunities and best practices for collaboration to achieve our shared goals.

GHF RECEIVES COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARD

We are proud to announce that GHF has been awarded a grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. The Foundation works to connect the passions of philanthropists with the purposes of nonprofits. Awards were given through a highly competitive process and we are excited about this partnership as we continue to work to ensure quality, affordable health care for all Georgians. Read the Foundation’s press release.

DID YOU KNOW…

Closing the Coverage Gap Means More Breast Cancer Screenings for Women

Uninsured, low-income women often face financial barriers to receiving recommended screenings for breast and cervical cancer, and in Georgia, minority women face additional breast cancer disparities. Women who live in expansion states are 25 percent more likely to get screened. Read more.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Health Beyond Health Care: A Starting Point for Addressing the Social Determinants of Health Through State Policy

There is a growing recognition that factors outside the formal health care system such as safe and affordable housing, access to transportation, and criminal justice reform also impact the health of individuals, families, and communities. Join GHF to discuss how health intersects with these sectors and how advocates from across sectors can work together for policy change.

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Health Care Unscrambled 2017

Please join us for our seventh annual Health Care Unscrambled breakfast. Each January we bring together legislators and advocates to discuss the health care issues facing Georgians and how this legislative session might address them. This year’s event includes special national speaker, Cindy Mann, former Deputy Administrator and Director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and a discussion of the upcoming session with a bi-partisan panel of legislators. This event will be held at the Georgia Freight Depot; tickets are $50. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

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More pictures are up on our Facebook page!

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GEORGIA GIVES DAY IS JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY!

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TODAY IS THE START OF OPEN ENROLLMENT!

Resources for Consumers and Enrollment Assisters

Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace has begun! Do you need help shopping for a new plan or figuring out how to find a plan that suits your needs? Are you an enrollment assister helping people enroll? Be sure to check out our newly updated “Get Insured. Stay Insured.” toolkit. If you need in-person help, you can go to localhelp.healthcare.gov.

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UPCOMING PUBLICATION

Market Changes

Approximately half a million Georgians secure health insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace or on the individual market because they don’t have access to coverage at work. As this market matures, policymakers at the state and national levels are engaged in discussions about how to ensure the market remains competitive and premiums are affordable. How is the Marketplace shaping up in Georgia 2017? Stay tuned for our primer coming out this November. It will explain some of the features of the marketplaces that ensure affordability, factors shaping the current landscape, how they factors impact Georgians who shop for plans, and ways in which the marketplaces can be improved at the state level.