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.”

Sep 27, 2018

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.”

Sep 26, 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,” 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.”

Sep 26, 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,” said Laura Colbert, executive director of consumer advocacy group Georgians for a Healthy Future.

Sep 26, 2018

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.”

Sep 10, 2018

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.

Sep 10, 2018

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.