Georgia Health Insurance

Insurance in The Peach State, Georgia is a flourishing industry. One of the largest states in the south, Georgia, had 38 property and casualty insurers as on 2005.In the Health Insurance sector, workmen's compensation premiums alone stood at $1.2 billion. Unlike similar to a lot of states, Georgia health insurance does not cover everyone. There are a lot of uninsured people in the state of Georgia.

However there are other options for people to help then avail of the treatment and medical services they require. These are:-

Georgia Health Insurance and Cancer coalition:

This coalition offers free breast and cervical cancer screenings for women who do not possess any Health Insurance policies, are not covered by any state Health Insurance plans, and have an income that stands at 200% below the poverty level.

Health Insurance Alternatives for Children in Georgia:

The PeachCare program in Georgia provides health care to children not covered my Medicare or any other Georgia health insurance plan. This program covers all the medical requirements of the child including

• Hospitalization
• Dental care
• Vision care
• Prescriptions
• Immunization

For this program parents have to pay a nominal fee of $10 to $35 for each child. However no matter how many children of a family are covered by this program, no family has to pay more than $70 per month.

Short Term Health Insurance in Georgia: these are short term plans with a time period of 6 to 12 months and are generally meant for people who are in between policies. For example college students who have just graduated and are not covered by their parents' policies but are not employed and thus not owner of a policy either. Eligibility for this plan is that

• One must be below 65 years of age
• In good health for the last 3 to 5 years.

There are other insurance companies which provide quality heal the care at affordable rates. Names and details about a few of these companies are given below:-

Health Insurance Specialists 912-489-5816

408 ZETTEROWER RD

STATESBORO, GA 30458

University Health Link INS Service 706-774-7934

820 SAINT SEBASTIAN WAY # 6A

AUGUSTA, GA 30901

American Health Plans 770-287-1224

858 OAK ST

GAINESVILLE, GA 30501

Georgia Health Administrators 770-973-9990

4180 PROVIDENCE RD

MARIETTA, GA 30062

Allstate Insurance

3833 Roswell Rd NE (404) 231-4398

Atlanta, GA 30342

Allstate Insurance

2770 Lenox Rd NE (404) 233-5650

Atlanta, GA 30324

Allstate Insurance

3401 Northside Pkwy NW (404) 233-7233

Atlanta, GA 30327