Georgia Approves To Help Fund State Medicaid Program

The Georgia Department of Community Health board approved a plan to charge commercial HMOs the same fee as managed care companies that operate the state's Medicaid program in an effort to make up for a 5% reduction in program funding.

Georgia Health Insurance Reform Under Attack by Activist Group

Georgia's landmark consumer-directed health care reform law has come under fire in a study conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a liberal activist group that claims the reform will help only Georgians who already have health insurance coverage.

GeorgiaCares SHIP Program Receives CMS Grant

GeorgiaCares State Health Insurance Assistance Program received a supplemental grant of more than $379,800 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that must be used between June 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009. SHIP is a grantee program of CMS that is available to every state.

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Of Georgia Exposes Social Security Numbers

In an article in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Andy Miller reported that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia (“Blue Cross”), Georgia’s largest health insurance provider, sent an estimated 202,000 “Explanation of Benefit” (“EOB”) and other letters to the wrong addresses last week, exposing patient names, social security numbers, medical conditions, treatment information, and other health and personal information to potential identity thieves.

Georgia's Health Care Laws Won't Reduce Uninsured

New Georgia state laws aimed at reducing the number of uninsured by providing incentives for them to buy lower-premium health care policies are not likely to work.

GA Consumers Get More Control Over Health Insurance

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) has signed into law a pair of measures intended to make High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) paired with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) more affordable and available in the state's health insurance market.

Georgia Lawmakers Discuss Concerns About Medicaid, SCHIP Beneficiaries

Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday discussed concerns about low- and middle-income families' access to dental coverage after the state last fall shifted nearly one million Medicaid and PeachCare beneficiaries to care management organizations.

Georgia Plan May Subsidize Health Insurance To Small Businesses, Employees

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) on Tuesday announced a proposal that would subsidize health insurance for some small businesses and their employees, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.