Georgia's PeachCare To Receive Enough Federal Funding To Prevent Shortfall

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Article Date: 17 Jan 2008 - 8:00 PST

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PeachCare, Georgia's version of SCHIP, will receive enough federal funding in fiscal year 2008 to address a shortfall and to enroll an additional 40,000 children in the program, according to Department of Community Health Commissioner Rhonda Medows, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. In FY 2007, Georgia received $167 million in federal funding for PeachCare and had to freeze enrollment from March to July. For FY 2008, PeachCare will receive $325 million, according to a report released on Thursday by the Congressional Research Service. Georgia is one of 19 states that received a funding adjustment to relieve shortfalls. The funding will allow PeachCare to enroll up to 295,000 children. State officials on Monday said they plan to resume promotion of the program (Schneider, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1/15).

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