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Georgians for a Healthy Future is frequently cited in news articles about health care issues, ensuring the consumer perspective is heard. Read news stories featuring Georgians for a Healthy Future’s perspective below.
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.”
ATLANTA — “The potential impact from Medicaid expansion would be bigger in rural Georgia than in urban areas of the state, according to a new report released Tuesday.”
“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,” said Laura Colbert, executive director of consumer advocacy group Georgians for a Healthy Future. “Without action on this issue, rural parts of our state will continue to fall behind.”
“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,” said Laura Colbert, executive director of consumer advocacy group Georgians for a Healthy Future.
Laura Colbert, executive director of consumer advocacy group Georgians for a Healthy Future, said. “Without action on this issue, rural parts of our state will continue to fall behind.”
Laura Colbert, executive director for Georgians for a Healthy Future, and Eric Strunz, outreach manager for the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, gives information about Cover Georgia’s campaign for Medicaid expansion.
Georgians for a Healthy Future weighs in on Medicaid expansion. “Georgia’s really leaving money on the table,” said Laura Colbert, the group’s president. Just raising the state’s tobacco tax to the regional average would cover it, she said.
Laura Colbert of the consumer advocacy group Georgians for a Healthy Future, which supports the ACA, said Thursday that the rate changes “are encouraging signs for Georgia consumers who have had to shoulder several increases over the last few years.’’
Less expensive coverage comes with more risks
“The administration’s rule change is dangerous for Georgia consumers,’’ said Laura Colbert of Georgians for a Healthy Future