Georgia to take over health insurance market under new law

Georgia’s state government will for the first time run its own marketplace for individual health insurance under a law that Gov. Brian Kemp signed Tuesday. The Republican governor says the law will help people better know and compare health insurance options and promote competition. The law is one of three big changes that could affect hundreds of thousands of Georgians who get subsidized health insurance through the state and federal government. Kemp’s administration also plans to launch in July a partial expansion of Medicaid to insure some adults who are working or attending school. Georgia is also reviewing the eligibility of its 2.4 Medicaid recipients.