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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.

2017

Local reaction to health care legislation score mixed

  • by Tom Corwin
  • Augusta Chronicle
“This legislation would crush consumers by destabilizing insurance markets, eliminating critical protections, and forcing too many Georgians into the ranks of the uninsured and underinsured,” Cindy Zeldin said. “Congress should go back to the drawing board and take time to craft responsible health care legislation that helps, not harms, consumers.”
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Advocates react to proposed cuts in Medicaid

  • by JoAnn Merrigan
  • WSAV

“The cuts are very worrying,” says Laura Colbert with Georgians for a Healthy Future. “Aside from the possibility of Georgia having to cut services or raise taxes to pay for these services, there could be a difference in the quality of services that people end up receiving.”

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House approves Obamacare repeal

  • by Misty Williams, Tamar Hallerman
  • Atlanta Journal Constitution

“This will be devastating for Georgia children, for Georgia families, for Georgia seniors,” said Cindy Zeldin, director of Georgians for a Healthy Future, a patient advocacy group. “It’s really critical that this be stopped or dramatically changed in the Senate.”

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State control would increase if GOP health plan becomes law

  • by Andy Miller
  • Georgia Health News

Cindy Zeldin of Georgians for a Healthy Future, which is supportive of the ACA, said the GOP proposal would have “a devastating effect’’ on many Georgians, including children with disabilities, people who rely on Medicaid services, and those with health conditions.

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Like the ACA itself, Georgia navigators face uncertain future

  • by Andy Miller
  • Georgia Health News

Health insurance navigators play a vital role by educating consumers, increasing health insurance literacy, and facilitating enrollment, said Cindy Zeldin of Georgians for a Healthy Future.

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Health care plan collapses in major setback for Trump, GOP

  • by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“The American Health Care Act would have caused more than half a million Georgians to lose their coverage entirely while doing nothing to improve affordability or quality of care.”

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As vote looms, Ga leaders ambivalent about health care plan

  • by WABE

“This has been moving at lightning speed, and it makes really big changes to our healthcare system,” said Cindy Zeldin, executive director of Georgians for a Healthy Future.

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GOP Healthcare Plan: How it could affect Georgia

  • by WABE

According to Cindy Zeldin, with healthcare consumer advocacy group Georgians for a Healthy Future, one of the biggest impacts this state would feel is from a major shift in the way Medicaid works.

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GOP health plan could mean less help for Georgians to buy insurance

  • by Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“It’s very likely that many Georgians who have coverage today will no longer be able to afford it under this plan and will lose coverage,” said Cindy Zeldin, executive director of Georgians for a Healthy Future, a consumer advocacy group.

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Republicans tout replacement bill for Obamacare, but will it cover more people?

  • by WSAV 3 Savannah

But Cindy Zeldin from Georgians for a Healthy Future doesn’t think that tax credits will be as effective in terms of helping people buy insurance. She’s doubtful a promise from President Trump and some republicans to offer better coverage to more people can be achieved.

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