Peach Pulse Archive 2021

We all know that health insurance can be complicated. Enrollment periods, premiums, deductibles, and plan selection are confusing, if not overwhelming. Right now federal health officials are considering new rules that would make it easier and asking for your comments. These new rules would:

• Make it easier to enroll in health insurance
• Provide more consumer assistance to help people understand and use their health insurance
• Restore protections so that Georgia and other states can’t make it harder for people to get covered or force people into plans with higher out-of-pocket costs

It’s especially important that health officials hear from Georgians like you! Add your voice to support these proposals!

Senators Warnock and Ossoff, and Representative Bourdeaux have introduced bills in Congress this month that would extend health coverage to low-income adults in Georgia and 11 other states that have failed to expand Medicaid! 

This fix would make health insurance available to as many as 500,000 uninsured Georgia workers, parents, veterans, and young adults. Early commitments from Congressional leaders like Hosue Speaker Pelosi and Senator Bernie Sanders provide hope that these proposals have a real chance at becoming law! 

While the exact policy details are still being shaped, it’s important that Georgia’s Senators and Representatives hear from you! Tell them that Georgians should no longer be shut out of health care because of where they live and that Congress should fix the coverage gap now. Speak up today!

In June, federal health officials asked Gov. Kemp for more information about his plan to cut ties with the ACA’s health insurance marketplace (healthcare.gov). State leaders declined to provide updated data and information, instead suggesting that federal officials were not acting in good faith.

In response, GHF’s Executive Director said this: “The federal government is reasonably asking Georgia to prove that this plan meets the ACA’s standards.”

While we wait for state and federal policymakers to come to an agreement on next steps, we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think of the Governor’s plan to make it more difficult for Georgia consumers to get covered and stay covered.Your comment will be provided to federal health officials to urge them to protect Georgians from the Governor’s harmful plan.

Confused about what’s happening with Gov. Kemp’s two health care waivers? Cover Georgia has the latest on this handy timeline. See the latest developments on the Governor’s partial Medicaid expansion plan or his proposed changes to private health insurance.