Many Georgia Kids Face Barriers To Health Insurance, Medical Care

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October 2nd, 2018

For both children and adults, access to health insurance and adequate care varies throughout Georgia, said Bill Custer, a health insurance expert at Georgia State University.

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More than 80 percent of uninsured Georgia children were eligible for coverage in government health insurance programs in 2016, but they were not enrolled, a new report says.

Several barriers to enrollment and medical services can prevent kids from getting the care they need, said the report, from the advocacy group Voices for Georgia’s Children.

The report said an estimated 140,000 of the 162,000 Georgia kids uninsured two years ago could have been enrolled in either Medicaid or PeachCare. The latter program is designed for children without coverage whose parents have incomes higher than that for Medicaid eligibility.

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