ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia state government will operate its own individual health insurance marketplace for the first time, under legislation that Gov. Brian Kemp signed Tuesday.
The Republican governor said during a ceremony at the state Capitol that the law would create a better way for people to “know and compare their health insurance options” and would “bring more competition to the field.”
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