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Updated: Why ACA Premiums May Soon Become Less Affordable and What an Expiring Tax Credit Could Mean for Georgia Families

Update – August 2025: Enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits (ePTCs) still expire on December 31, 2025, unless Congress acts. In 2025, Georgia Access enrolled over 1.5 million Georgians, 93% of whom depend on these subsidies to make health coverage affordable. Without an extension, premiums in Georgia are projected to jump over 75% on… MORE >

From Progress to Possibilities: What We’ve Built Together

Since 2008, Georgians for a Healthy Future has partnered with community members, organizations, and decision-makers to help make health care more affordable and accessible across the state. In 2024, your support has helped us make meaningful progress: Making Medicaid and Marketplace Coverage Work Better for Georgians MORE >

Help Protect Health Care in Georgia — Share Your Story by August 15th!

Georgians with Medicaid or Georgia Access coverage: Your story matters. Georgians for a Healthy Future is partnering with Families USA to amplify the voices of Georgians who rely on Medicaid and affordable health coverage. If you’ve been helped by Medicaid or the enhanced premium tax credits through Georgia Access, we invite you to share your… MORE >

Join GHF’s New Caregiver Coalition and Help Shape Better Policies

Georgians for a Healthy Future is launching a new Caregiver Coalition, and we want you to be part of it. Why Join the Caregiver Coalition? Family caregivers play a critical role in supporting the health and well-being of Georgians. Whether you care for an adult or child with an intellectual or developmental disability, a physical… MORE >

Will Washington Roll Back Georgia’s Coverage Gains?

ackground On May 22, the U.S. House passed a sweeping budget bill, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act. The budget bill proposes significant changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace, which is known as Georgia Access in our state.Proponents say these changes will cut costs, but they would also make… MORE >

Cracks in the foundation: How the U.S. House budget bill threatens every Georgian’s health care.

Early this morning, the U.S. House passed a budget proposal that would make the largest cuts to Medicaid in the program’s 60-year history and the most sweeping change to U.S. health policy since the Affordable Care Act. Although framed as “program integrity” and cost-saving measures, these provisions would restrict health coverage, squeeze state funding, and… MORE >

Stronger Together: Coverage for Every Georgian

See the impact. Join the movement. Georgians for a Healthy Future has long been a leader in fighting health disparities, advocating for expanded coverage, and ensuring affordable access to preventive services. What does that really mean? It means fighting for the 240,000 Georgians currently stuck in the coverage gap. It means standing alongside parents, caregivers,… MORE >

Stripping Medicaid to Fund Tax Breaks? Medicaid Cuts Could Unravel Health Care in Georgia

Medicaid, the federal health insurance program for low-income children and some adults under 65, is essential to the physical and financial health of Georgia families and the state as a whole. Medicaid covers almost 2 million low-income Georgians (18% of the state’s population), serves as a crucial lifeline for Georgia’s rural hospitals. It also accounted… MORE >

GHF Legislative Update: April 8th, Sine Die!

We’ve made it to the end of the legislative session and through Sine Die (the last day of session). This year’s session ended abruptly with state senators adjourning before House members wrapped up. The Senate’s unexpectedly early departure left many bills in limbo. When Senators left early, they also left behind a number of Senate-passed… MORE >

Why No-Cost Preventive Care is Key to Improving Georgia’s Health & Economy

National Public Health Week is an opportunity to focus on building healthier communities and ensuring that every Georgian has access to essential care, especially in a state where too many still face barriers to basic health services. One of the most powerful ways to improve health, lower costs, and strengthen economic stability is through preventive… MORE >
GEAR News

Medicaid expansion could be a game changer for Georgians with mental illness

Expanding Medicaid in Georgia is a major opportunity to change the lives of more than 86,000 low-income uninsured adults with mental illness in Georgia--if you haven't already, please sign the petition in support of expanding Medicaid in Georgia and join us in our campaign to Cover Georgia! MORE >

CARE-M coalition update

CARE-M is a coalition of organizations who advocate on behalf of vulnerable populations, formed shortly after the state of Georgia announced plans to explore redesigning Medicaid in 2012. In May 2013, CARE-M released an updated version of its principles... MORE >

Connecting Georgians to coverage: update

Thank you to the dozens of community groups, nonprofit organizations, and health care stakeholders who responded to our survey about your plans to conduct consumer outreach and facilitate enrollment into the new health insurance marketplace this fall... MORE >

Three in five Georgians support expanding Medicaid

It's time for our state policymakers to catch up to their constituents. A new public opinion survey out today from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies finds strong support within Georgia and across the Deep South for covering the uninsured through an expansion of Medicaid... MORE >

Save the Date: All Hands on Deck!

The Georgians for a Healthy Future board of directors invites you to join us for an evening of camaraderie, conversation, and celebration. Please save the date for a reception and fundraiser on the evening of June 27th... MORE >

CMS announces simplified health coverage application

ased on feedback from consumer groups, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today a shortened and simplified health coverage application that will help individuals easily apply for coverage... MORE >

More than 800,000 Georgians will be eligible for health care tax credits in 2014

Many of the Affordable Care Act’s major health insurance reforms take effect in 2014. One of the most important changes impacting consumers will be the availability of substantial new tax credits to help individuals and families afford health care coverage... MORE >

Connecting Georgians to coverage: we need your help!

If your organization has a stake in covering the uninsured, we’re asking you to complete a brief survey about your current work and future plans to engage in connecting uninsured Georgians to coverage... MORE >

The navigator program: information and resources

Open enrollment into the new health insurance marketplace begins in just under six months. Georgia has one of the highest numbers of uninsured in the nation, and many of these uninsured Georgians will be able to access health care coverage for the first time through the marketplace... MORE >

Interested in health insurance navigators?

Is your organization interested in applying for the upcoming funding opportunity provided through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for navigator grants? If so or if you would like to connect with other organizations interested in health insurance assistance and enrollment, please join us for a webinar and follow-up meeting... MORE >