Georgia Senate Approves Bill That Would Provide Grants For Community Health Clinics

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Article Date: 27 Feb 2008 - 12:00 PDT

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The Georgia Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill (SB 395) that would provide grants of up to $150,000 for community health clinics, the Savannah Morning News reports. The legislation is part of a health care initiative proposed this year by Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle (R). The measure would allow communities to apply for planning grants of up to $30,000 annually to start clinics, and existing clinics would be eligible to receive up to $200,000 over two years. Services at the clinics would be available to uninsured residents in families with incomes up to 250% of the federal poverty level who cannot afford to pay for medical care.

The second part of Cagle's plan would establish a marketplace for health insurance consumers. Legislation for that initiative was approved by a state House committee on Thursday (Armstrong, Savannah Morning News, 2/22).

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