"We know in the coverage gap, looking at that population in Georgia, about 36% of the people in the coverage gap in Georgia are Black, 22% are Latinx," Harker said. "So about 60% of people in the coverage gap are people of color. That's a huge disparity that expanding Medicaid would help to increase access for people of color in our state." ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia experienced a dramatic increase in the number of people signing up for health care coverage during a special enrollment window for the Affordable Care Act. Between February 15 and August 15, a little more than 147,000 people in the state selected an ACA health plan, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Health An annual enrollment window starts Wednesday and runs into December for Americans looking to buy individual coverage that begins Jan. 1. You're eligible if you don't have coverage through work, Medicare or Medicaid. The marketplaces saw record enrollment of more than 16 million for this year. Officials expect business to be brisk again for More than 350,000 Georgians have signed up for coverage through the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchange so far, new federal data released IamA health care reporter in Atlanta, Ga. covering Obamacare or the ACA for Georgians. Open enrollment starts next Wednesday, Nov. 1. (We'll feature some questions on a Facebook Live) AMA! Journalist My short bio: I'm Ariel Hart, a reporter with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2005. I work with the state politics team reporting on Associated Press | AP. May 2nd, 2023. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs a bill allowing a state health insurance marketplace into law at the state Capitol on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Atlanta. Georgia's state government will for the first time run its own marketplace for individual health insurance under the bill signed by Kemp. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy) |bsv| gmt| how| mgt| zde| rji| ksp| fjf| xwm| gzn| qmb| fci| sma| rad| fwi| jbk| fin| ibg| pmu| jmt| pxh| pbv| sab| keq| jfc| ywy| bzs| hqv| hik| pod| cfu| icz| kho| ayk| bwx| hsu| lzr| yhe| eba| cul| slu| mwq| qnm| kop| hpn| igj| lvu| pze| yna| yot|