Casey Cagle proposes health care plan

Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle today unveiled his plan for healthcare reform in Georgia.
Cagle chose a speech before the Atlanta Press Club to talk about his idea to get 1.7 million uninsured Georgians into the insurance fold.

He also wants to limit emergency room visits.

Cagle says he wants to establish a statewide public/private clinic system that would treat less life threatening illnesses that may not need an emergency room.

He also wants to establish what he calls a health marketplace through a state sponsored website where people can peruse insurance options.

"They can choose more providers, more competition, that are coming to the table as well as allow private physicians and hospitals to offer levels of care"

Companies, docotors and hospitals would voluntarily add their plans to the marketplace.

Cagle says next year he will also seek state funding for a pilot program to start 5 public/private health clinics.