Adults

Georgia Medicaid members who are employed may be eligible for health insurance premium assistance through a Medicaid program called the Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (HIPP).

The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) offers Planning for Healthy Babies to reduce Georgia’s low birth weight rate. P4HB® fills a critical gap in health care for underinsured and uninsured women by expanding Medicaid eligibility to those who qualify for family planning services.

The Postpartum Extension Demonstration waiver was developed from the passage of HB 1114 during Georgia’s 2020 legislative session. It was created by the Department of Community Health (DCH) in partnership with the Department of Public Health (DPH) to extend Medicaid coverage from 60 days to six months to allow extended access to quality care and ensure continuity of care, and care coordination during the postpartum period, and became effective July 1, 2021.