Biden Team Suspends Georgia’s Plan to Abolish Obamacare Exchange

The Biden administration blocked Georgia from abolishing the federal Obamacare exchange in 2023.

The Georgia Access Model that was approved under the Trump administration will be suspended unless the state responds with a “corrective action plan” by July 28, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said in an April 29 letter to Georgia Office of Health Strategy and Coordination Director Grant Thomas.

The state’s model, under which consumers would have bought health insurance directly from insurers or through web brokers, doesn’t meet requirements of the Affordable Care Act, the CMS said. The action was taken on behalf ...