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448 Georgia officials say they’re still working toward a July 1 launch of the waiver plan to add more people to the state’s Medicaid program,... Georgia officials say they’re still working toward a July 1 launch of the waiver plan to add more people to the state’s Medicaid program, despite a harsh initial assessment by the Biden administration. The conflict with the feds involves the eligibility requirements that Georgia proposed and that the Trump administration approved. President Joe Biden, who took office in January, and his fellow Democrats have sharply different view...

447 The state’s Medicaid agency is setting up plans for a health insurer bidding competition that will award a new multibillion-dollar medical contract. “We’ll be... The state’s Medicaid agency is setting up plans for a health insurer bidding competition that will award a new multibillion-dollar medical contract. “We’ll be looking for the best bang for the buck,’’ Frank Berry, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH), said last week at an agency board meeting. Berry The current Medicaid insurers are being paid a total of about $4 billion a y...

Biden plan to change health rules could leave imprint in Georgia Biden plan to change health rules could leave imprint in Georgia The Biden administration is reportedly aiming to take steps to unravel recent federal decisions on health care. If pursued, those moves could have a major impact on Georgia’s Medicaid and private insurance waivers, recently approved by the Trump administration. The Washington Post reported this week that President Biden may take executive action to reopen the insurance exchanges that offer health plans to those who don’t have employer or government health plan...

Insurance available to patience like paul gibbs who was born with a serious kidney condition. >> the affordable care act not only save my life, it gave my two beautiful sons the chance to be born. >> all the obamacare is available in all 50 states, five states only offer one aca insurer, and when you live in a state can determine how many options you have within the taliban average of 2.3 insurers in metropolitan areas and 1.8 in rule areas. more than 60% of counties have one aca insurer pluralists >> large part because of the political football that's been played with the law since it was ena...

Jennings says access to the data will help better manage care. health reform is forcing hospitals to move away from a system that rewards each medical procedure to outcomes. >> in order to survive in that world you need an integrated delivery system. you need to provide the entire gamut of services in a way that is cost effective. >> reporter: georgia state university professor, bill custer says obamacare accelerate ad national movement toward collaboration to help curb rising medical costs. >> the risks are greater if they don't merge. the changing environment for health care is such that wit...