Tag Archives: health insurance exchange

State panel rejects federal law, recommends Georgia run its own health insurance exchange

By Tom Crawford | Published: December 20, 2011

Study committee sends a recommendation for a small business health insurance exchange to Gov. Nathan Deal . . .

Tags: Affordable Care Act , Barack Obama , Cynthia Zeldin , health insurance exchange , Nathan Deal

Political Notes – Deal, like other governors, bypasses Legislature on healthcare reform

By Tom Crawford | Published: November 2, 2011

Other governors take the same approach as Georgia’s Nathan Deal to get the work started on implementing a health insurance exchange; Herman Cain’s accuser reportedly wants to talk about the sexual harassment allegation . . .

Tags: business climate ranking , health insurance exchange , Healthcare reform , Herman Cain , Nathan Deal , sexual harassment

Health insurance exchange slowly taking shape

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 27, 2011

Although the tea partiers don’t like it, Georgia is moving ahead with plans to establish a health insurance exchange that is a key provision of the federal healthcare act . . .

Tags: ACA , Cindy Zeldin , Gerry Purcell , health insurance exchange , Healthcare reform , Nathan Deal , Pat Gardner

Fulenwider will be DCH deputy commissioner

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 24, 2011

Gov. Nathan Deal appoints his health policy adviser as a deputy commissioner at the Department of Community Health . . .

Tags: Blake Fulenwider , Department of Community Health , health insurance exchange , Nathan Deal

Health insurance exchange bill is pulled

By Tom Crawford | Published: March 16, 2011

A bill to establish a health insurance exchange is pulled back because of objections about the federal healthcare reform act . . .

Tags: Georgia House , health insurance exchange