{"id":2396935,"date":"2025-01-30T10:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-1-5m-enroll-in-georgia-health-care-exchange-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T10:18:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:18:52","slug":"more-than-1-5m-enroll-in-georgia-health-care-exchange-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-1-5m-enroll-in-georgia-health-care-exchange-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 1.5M enroll in Georgia health care exchange &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-than-1-5m-enroll-in-georgia-health-care-exchange-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396935&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Georgia, over 1.5 million \u2062residents have enrolled in a new health care exchange, \u200cas announced by Insurance Commissioner John King. the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-signed-40-executive-orders-and-actions-since-taking-office\/\" title=\"Biden has signed 40 executive orders and actions since taking office\">enrollment period<\/a> saw approximately 225,000 individuals participating for the first time. The implementation of the Georgia Access plan has resulted in a 15% to 17% reduction in\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-california-workers-on-strike-after-rejecting-25-minimum-wage-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"University of California workers on strike after rejecting  minimum wage - Washington Examiner\">health insurance rates<\/a> in \u2063rural areas and aims to retain more funds within the state rather than redirecting them to Washington \u200bunder the Affordable Care\u2063 Act (ACA).\u200c This initiative \u2063seeks to enhance competition among insurance providers by\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">maintaining locally-generated fees<\/a> to support \u200da reinsurance fund. A\u2063 diverse array of \u2063health\u200b care\u200d plans and dental options has been offered, with a \u200bmajority of counties\u200c providing \u2062several choices. Despite some backlash against\u2062 the program, cooperation between the\u2063 state and federal\u2063 government has led to its successful launch, aiming to decrease the uninsured population and simplify enrollment experiences. Furthermore,\u200c there are ongoing\u2063 efforts,\u2064 including a bipartisan bill, to expand\u200d Medicaid access\u200d for residents with \u200bincomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level. Governor Brian Kemp&#8217;s &#8220;Pathways to Coverage&#8221; program is designed for individuals earning up to 100% of the federal poverty level who are \u200cemployed\u2062 or involved in educational \u2062programs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">More than 1.5M enroll in Georgia health care exchange<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1962941\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square)&nbsp;&ndash; More than 1.5 million Georgians enrolled in the state&rsquo;s new health care exchange, Insurance Commissioner John King said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would expand Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers for Georgia Access during the open enrollment period include 225,000 who did not participate previously in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/healthcare.gov\/\">Healthcare.gov<\/a>, King said.<\/p>\n<p>The plan has lowered rates by 15% to 17% in rural areas, King previously&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/georgia\/article_b15609a0-96f3-11ef-a6e1-2bd2fd8fc7ec.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told The Center Square<\/a><\/strong>. It also keeps money in the state, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So many of the fees that were being generated from Georgia were going to Washington to pay for part of the ACA and Georgia wasn&rsquo;t getting a lot of that money back,&rdquo; King said. &ldquo;It was being distributed across the nation. And so this was a strategy of keeping the burden off of the taxpayer and the fee generated off this marketplace solution will stay in Georgia, will fund the reinsurance bucket which reduces the rates for insurance companies and brings competition across the state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Overall, more than 10 health care plans and eight dental plans were offered, though not all of them were available in every county. But 99% of counties had three options or more, King&rsquo;s office said in a release.<\/p>\n<p>More than 17,300 agents participated in Georgia Access, and about 80% of applicants worked directly with an agent.<\/p>\n<p>The plan faced pushback from residents who asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to block it. King said previously the federal government was reluctant at first but, over the past year, partnered with the state to get the program off the ground successfully.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our goal for OE 2025 was to reduce the number of uninsured Georgians and institute an innovative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/studies-medicaid-rolls-improper-payments-expand-hurting-state-budgets\/\" title=\"Studies: Medicaid Rolls, Improper Payments Expand Hurting State Budgets\">enrollment process<\/a> by partnering with private sector entities, simplifying the enrollment process for consumers,&rdquo; King said, referring to open enrollment. &ldquo;As a result, Georgians are left with a true no-wrong door approach to getting health coverage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan group of lawmakers are also looking to expand access to Medicaid for Georgians.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/69603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill 50<\/a><\/strong>, introduced this week, would open up the Medicaid rolls to Georgians earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Brian Kemp introduced the &ldquo;Pathways to Coverage&rdquo; program in 2023. Recipients who have a household poverty income of up to 100% of the federal poverty level but are not eligible for Medicaid can participate but must have a job or be involved in a job training or educational program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1962941\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1962941\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 1.5M Georgians sign up for health care exchange<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2396936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24058797941841.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[11269,4977,49482,32076],"class_list":["post-2396935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-enrollment","tag-georgia","tag-health-care-exchange","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24058797941841.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396935"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396939,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396935\/revisions\/2396939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}