Georgia launches state-run Affordable Care Act website

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, flanked by Republican lawmakers, speaks Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, flanked by Republican lawmakers, speaks Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Starting Monday, 1.3 million Georgians who bought health care through the Affordable Care Act can begin looking at plans through Georgia Access, the state’s new marketplace exchange.

Open enrollment for Georgia Access begins Friday. For the first time since the ACA launched, Georgians will be blocked from using the federal website for enrolling in health insurance.

“This milestone is the result of the extraordinary work our office has conducted over the past three years to move Georgia away from reliance on the federal government for health coverage,” said Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner John King in a press release.