Dec 14, 2023 Deanna Williams, a health insurance navigator with Georgians for a Healthy Future, said she can reach out on behalf of someone to speak with insurance brokers and agents. These are local, certified application counselors and navigators who are trained to help Georgians — at no cost — explore their health insurance options. “Whether they want a specific hospital or a specific doctor, we’re just making sure that they still get the coverage that’s catered to their health needs,” Deanna Williams said. Depending on income, families may qualify for coverage through Medicaid or PeachCare. Due to Georgia’s transition to the state-based marketplace, Pathways to Coverage, the assistors are no longer listed on healthcare.gov, but you can still gain access to the network by visiting the Georgiaaccess.gov site. Click the dropdown arrow to find assistance and select “find local assistors” to find help in your county. All the marketplace plans cover benefits that you need, including prescription drugs, emergency services and lab work, Williams said, noting that preventative health services are also covered by all available plans. “We all know it’s flu season, so please get your flu shot,” she said. People with pre-existing conditions are also eligible for coverage. “One of the questions I get all the time is, ‘I have diabetes, so I didn’t know if I could get it,'” Williams said. “Yes. OK. Yes, you can still get coverage. And I’m here to help you get that coverage.”

Nov 12, 2023

Nov 2, 2023

“Grady does amazing work, but there are only so many doctors and so many patient rooms and so many resources that they have, and they need support in providing care for this community as well,” said Laura Colbert, executive director of the health policy organization Georgians for a Healthy Future.

Oct 24, 2023

“Pathways to Coverage falls far short of these commitments to uninsured Georgians. Expanding Medicaid would be a more effective way to provide meaningful care to citizens and connect them to care,” Laura Colbert, executive director of the advocacy group Georgians for a Healthy Future, said in a statement Friday.

Oct 20, 2023

Oct 20, 2023

“Medicaid expansion would be a more effective way to meaningfully cover state residents and connect them to care,” added Laura Colbert, executive director of Georgians for a Healthy Future.

Oct 20, 2023

“Pathways to Coverage is falling well short of these commitments to uninsured Georgians. Medicaid expansion would be a more effective way to meaningfully cover state residents and connect them to care,” Laura Colbert, executive director of the advocacy group Georgians for a Healthy Future, said in a statement Friday.

Oct 10, 2023

According to Georgians For a Healthy Future, nine rural Georgia hospitals have closed since 2010.

Sep 18, 2023

Sep 15, 2023

“Until this report, we didn’t know what the insurers were doing. So now we have a baseline. And we’ve got a long way to go,” said Whitney Griggs, a senior policy manager at Georgians for a Healthy Future, a group that pushed for the changes.