Insuring Georgia's Uninsured

Georgia is facing a healthcare crisis.  More than 1.7 million Georgians are uninsured.  In fact, Georgia has the fifth highest rate of uninsured citizens without Medciare, Medicaid, Tri-Care, or private health insurance.  Who benefits from this?  No one. The numbers are staggering.  The current number of 1.7 million uninsured carries a price tag of $6.6 billion to the state.  It's time to take a stand.  Read More...

Arson Investigation

Georgia currently has 12 arson investigators working out of the Insurance Commissioners office.  We are slated for 16.  Florida has 105.  Something needs to be done.  The cost to Georgia each year because of arson tops $1 billion.  There are many private arson investigators in the state, but the lines of communication between this group and the state office have suffered.  We need to look at reopening these lines of communication, rebuilding this relationship, and developing a private-public partnership to address the issue of arson in Georgia.  Read More...

High Risk Medical Pool

While 1.7 million Georgians are currently uninsured, 2 to 3 percent of these are truly uninsurable, although more than 15 percent are rejected for coverage.  Most of the unisurable are hard working individuals and families seeking to provide and pay for their own health insurance, but find themselves in a situation where they cannot obtain coverage at any price.  The approach -- Georgia needs to fund a high risk pool for uninsurable Georgians.  But funding should not rest on the shoulders of the taxpayers.  Some of the state's portion of the Insurance Premium Tax could be used to fund such a pool.  Read More...