The launch comes after the state failed to win approval to leave the federal insurance marketplace earlier this year, according to the report.
Georgia’s website includes links to 10 health insurance companies — including UnitedHealthcare and Aetna — and seven online brokers, according to the report.
The website does not include a link to the federal marketplace at healthcare.gov, according to the report.
Georgia attempted to exit the federal insurance marketplace in 2020, but the Biden administration rejected the plan after analyses showed it would cover fewer people than the federal marketplace, according to the report. Gregg Conley, executive counsel for the Georgia Department of Insurance, said the state decided to set up the Georgia Access portal with resources it initially devoted to its plan to exit the federal marketplace.
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