ATLANTA, GA–Statement by Laura Colbert, Executive Director of Georgians for a Healthy Future, regarding SB 106, legislation allowing Georgia’s Governor to seek an 1115 waiver and a 1332 waiver.

ATLANTA, GA–State decisions to expand Medicaid have paid off for residents of small towns and rural areas, according to a new report by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families and University of North Carolina’s NC Rural Health Project. Residents of Georgia’s small towns and rural areas have the most to gain if the state were to expand Medicaid.

MILWAUKEE, WI – A group of consumer representatives to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) released a new report on the risks of health coverage that does not comply with the Affordable Care Act’s consumer protections.

Working parents would receive significant help with health insurance costs if Georgia accepted more federal Medicaid funding to close its health coverage gap, according to a new report released today by Georgians for a Healthy Future (GHF) and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF).

Atlanta, Georgia (June 16, 2014) – Young people in Georgia are gaining access to health insurance at historic levels, creating new opportunities to increase access to essential prevention and treatment services. At the same time, misuse of and addiction to alcohol and drugs blunt the potential of too many young Georgians.

Help is on the way to Georgians in need of assistance enrolling in health insurance through the new Health Insurance Marketplace, thanks to a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.