Georgia received HRSA SPG funds in 2002 to develop a strategy for providing access to affordable health insurance for every citizen of the state. The activities of the project included:

• The establishment of the Governor's Action Group on the Accessibility and Affordability of Health Insurance to recommend strategies to address the accessibility and affordability of health insurance by conducting public hearings and town hall meetings, directing and considering staff research results and recommendations, and establishing guiding principles;
• A review of existing data and collection of new data, to build a complete and data-driven picture of Georgia's uninsured population, insured population, and the beliefs of Georgians about expanding access to health insurance;
• Development of a 3-year strategic plan for providing access to affordable health insurance for all Georgia citizens based on the recommendations of the Governor's Action Group on the Accessibility and Affordability of Health Insurance and the results of the quantitative and qualitative data collection activities; and
• Building sufficient public and political consensus and interest to assure success of the strategic plan by addressing the health insurance needs of all Georgians in a comprehensive and cooperative manner.

In 2004, Georgia was awarded a HRSA pilot planning project grant with the objective of implementing separate pilots in four communities. Recognizing geographic differences in coverage trends, the grant team has explored several coverage options including a "three-share" program in which employers, workers, and the local government share n the cost of health care. Another community is considering partnering with commercial insurers to reduce costs.

Learn more about the Georgia state planning grant effort.

Application

Interim Report, September 2005

Annual Report, September 2006

Final Report, September 2006

Original Application

Interim Report, August 2003

Final Report, July 2004

Compiled 2005 Application

Annual Report, September 2006

Final Report, September 2006

2004 Georgia Employer Health Benefits Survey, September 2005

Assessment of Georgia's Primary Care Safety Net, March 2003

Georgia Employer Health Benefits Survey, April 2003

Georgians' Attitudes on Providing Coverage for the Uninsured, April 2003

Grant Overview - What Is the Georgia Healthcare Coverage Project?

Insuring the Uninsured: Three Models for Financing Healthcare Coverage, May 2004

Ketsche, P. "Employment Based Health Insurance: Analysis of Rural Urban Differences in One State," Georgia State University, August 2005.

The View of Small Business Owners, April 2004

Towards More Accessible and Affordable Health Coverage, January 2004

Understanding and Reducing the Number of Uninsured Georgians

Beck, J.T. "Finding Health Insurance: Coverage After College," Georgia Health Policy Center, June 2004.

Landers, G.M. "Expanding Health Care Access with DSH: Georgia's Indigent Care Trust Fund," Georgia Health Policy Center, November 2004.