Public & Private Insurance Coverage
Georgia Health Policy Center helps shape how Georgia addresses the costs – both monetary and societal – of the uninsured. Private foundations and state and federal agencies invest in a wide-range of projects to examine the role of community initiatives in managing care for the uninsured, study health care coverage for young adults, develop a strategy for providing affordable health insurance in Georgia and evaluate existing services including Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids.
Medicaid. Georgia Health Policy Center managed a statewide project that included working with the Governor’s Office, key legislators, and more than 260 Medicaid stakeholders, including recipients, providers, advocacy groups and the business community, to inform Medicaid reform to improve the health of Georgians.
TroupCares. Georgia Health Policy Center worked with TroupCares, a group of citizens interested in improving access to care for the uninsured in Troup County. Focus Groups with uninsured residents and small business owners, analysis of hospital discharge data, and key informant interviews are informing the community’s plans to improve the health status of the uninsured.
State Planning Grant. Georgia Health Policy Center is providing technical assistance to three pilot planning communities - Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership, Coastal Medical Access Project, and Community Health Works - to continue their work developing multi-share plans aimed at reducing the number of working uninsured.
PeachCare for Kids Evaluation. Georgia Health Policy Center was contracted by the Department of Community Health to conduct the annual evaluation of Georgia's health insurance program to serve low-income children, PeachCare for Kids. The evaluation assessed the program's effectiveness in achieving several goals: improved access to insurance, improved access to primary care, access to high quality health services, and better health outcomes.
State Coverage Initiatives: Modeling Premium Supports. Georgia Health Policy Center modeled the cost and policy impacts of instituting a private market premium support program with emphasis on its effect for the uninsured children and the working uninsured living in rural Georgia.
