Georgia residents are being asked to provide their insights on Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) health access model.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has again opened Georgia’s waiver for public comment, which will end on Sunday, Jan. 9. The Biden administration is currently reevaluating all previously approved state health care waivers.
“The plan was not a good fit for Georgia when it was proposed in 2019, and it’s an even worse fit for our state now,” Martha Shockey, of the left-leaning political action group Indivisible Georgia Coalition, told the Georgia Recorder. “Gov. Kemp’s plan dismantles the most widely used and only unbiased place that consumers can shop for comprehensive coverage.”
Kemp's Georgia Access proposal would divert people looking for health insurance to a privately run process, the Georgia Recorder reported.
While the Trump administration has previously approved the model, Kemp’s proposal continues to draw critics. The governor's office also criticized Healthcare.gov (the Affordable Care Act's website) for being "clunky" and "difficult to use," according to the Georgia Recorder. The Biden administration has criticized Kemp's plan.
