The Trump administration has approved Georgia’s plan to overhaul how state residents buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that federal officials on Sunday signed off on Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposal to offer federally subsidized health insurance through private brokers instead of the HealthCare.gov website. The move was expected after CMS Administrator Seema Verma said during a visit to the state last month that approval was imminent.
“Today’s approval of the state’s waiver will usher in a groundswell of healthcare innovation that will deliver lower costs, better care, and more choice to Georgians in the individual market,” Verma said in a statement.
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