PeachCare to reopen enrollment
Dave Williams reports that the state will lift a freeze on health coverage for children of the working poor next month, Georgia’s chief health official announced Thursday. Families will be able to sign up for PeachCare for Kids starting July 12, four months after the state Board of Community Health froze enrollment in the popular program because of a federal funding shortfall. “This is perfect timing,” Community Health Commissioner Rhonda Medows said Thursday after the board voted to lift the enrollment freeze. “It is before school starts back, and everybody needs their physicals.”
Jun 15, 2007 – Times Free Press
Board OKs PeachCare caps, lifting of freeze
Matt Wilson reports that the state board that oversees Georgia's PeachCare for Kids health insurance program gave preliminary approval Thursday to a plan that would lift an enrollment freeze but cap enrollment at 295,000. "I think it's a good idea, very reasonable," said state Sen. Don Thomas, R-Rome, of the Georgia Board of Community Health's plan to lift the freeze. "Those kids need to be insured."
Jun 15, 2007 – AP - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Macon Telegraph
PeachCare officials consider re-opening enrollment
AP staff reports that the state Board of Community Health agreed Thursday to hold a public hearing on reopening enrollment in PeachCare, the state's health insurance program for low-income children, and is expected to vote on the proposal next month. The public hearing will be held on June 27 and the board will vote on opening the program's enrollment on July 12.
Jun 15, 2007 – Augusta Chronicle, Savannah Morning News
PeachCare enrollment might grow
Brandon Larrabee reports that more than 20,000 children could be added to the PeachCare rolls after the Board of Community Health voted unanimously Thursday to lift the enrollment freeze placed on the program three months ago in the face of a funding shortfall. The board gave preliminary approval to re-open the program July 12, though the rule would limit the number of children enrolled in the program to 295,000.
Jun 15, 2007 – Atlanta Journal Constitution
PeachCare enrollment will resume on July 12
Bill Hendrick reports that many families will be allowed to sign up their children for Georgia's popular PeachCare for Kids health insurance program July 12 for the first time since enrollment was frozen March 11 for lack of federal funding, the Department of Community Health said Thursday. However, Commissioner Dr. Rhonda Medows said a membership cap of 295,000 will be maintained indefinitely. This means that between 10,000 and 15,000 children will be allowed to sign up —- those with families who earn no more than 235 percent of the federal poverty level, or who became ineligible after the freeze for lack of premium payments.
Jun 15, 2007 – Gainesville Times
Local lawmakers split over special session
Mills fumes that Gov. Perdue redirected money from Gainesville, Hall projects
Harris Blackwood reports that State Rep. James Mills said Wednesday that he can't understand why Gov. Sonny Perdue would take funds for a ball field for handicapped children in Hall County and send them elsewhere in the state budget. "I have no explanation, nor would I try to explain why $250,000 for this special field in Hall County was redirected when both the Senate and the House agreed it was a good and worthy project," Mills said. On Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle of Chestnut Mountain threw cold water on the idea of a special session aimed at restoring some of the money vetoed by Perdue. "The case has not been made at this point," Cagle said Wednesday.
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