Jan 17, 2019 “In 2017, we saw some real threats at the congressional level with a proposal to restructure for Medicaid recipients,” said Colbert. “We were able to eliminate the threat and further felt that it’s important to raise awareness of the role that Medicaid plays in families and communities. We are building support and sustainability.”

Jan 14, 2019

“We hope to see coverage expansion to low-income Georgians,’’ Laura Colbert of Georgians for a Healthy Future, said at an event sponsored by the consumer group. “We’re feeling optimistic’’ about a statewide program to increase health insurance.

Jan 14, 2019

“We hope to see coverage expansion to low-income Georgians,’’ Laura Colbert of Georgians for a Healthy Future, said Thursday at an event sponsored by the consumer group. “We’re feeling optimistic’’ about a statewide program to increase health insurance, she said.

Jan 11, 2019

Laura Colbert, Executive Director of Georgians for a Healthy Future, supports outright Medicaid expansion but knows that won’t happen now. She just hopes the possibility of a Medicaid waiver gets a good hearing.

“More than in past years,” she said, “this legislative session could be a big year for health care.”

Dec 19, 2018

“Georgia has been in a wait-and-see posture since the Supreme Court originally ruled on the ACA in 2012,” she said. “It’s time for us to move forward.” – Laura Colbert, the director of Georgians for a Healthy Future, an advocacy group.

Dec 13, 2018

“The lack of awareness among Georgia consumers about the ACA open enrollment period may be the biggest contributor for the low enrollment numbers,’’ said Laura Colbert of the consumer advocacy group Georgians for a Healthy Future.

Dec 10, 2018

Laura Colbert, the director of Georgians for a Healthy Future, which advocates for all people to have health coverage said that she believes there are a few reasons to worry about slower enrollment number this year.

Compared with this time last year, enrollment is lagging, with 182,000 Georgians selecting a plan under the ACA, also known as Obamacare.

Nov 12, 2018

Laura Colbert, executive director of nonprofit Georgians for a Healthy Future, said health consumers need to be mindful that there has been a growth in the number of short-term plans made available that do not have the same minimum coverage requirements as those plans meeting ACA standards.

Oct 17, 2018

“The results of Medicaid expansion in other states clearly demonstrate that it is the most cost-effective investment that Georgia’s policymakers can make in the health and prosperity of rural Georgians,” Laura Colbert, executive director of Georgians for a Healthy Future, a consumer health advocacy group, said in a statement. “Without action on this issue, rural parts of our state will continue to fall behind.”

Oct 4, 2018

Laura Colbert, executive director of Georgians for a Healthy Future, a nonprofit consumer health advocacy organization “I do think it indicates that we haven’t gone far enough in providing people with accessible, affordable care that’s close to home.”