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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Perdue signs health care reform law

Governor Sonny Perdue signed House Bill 1234, a comprehensive reform of the way the Department of Community Health contracts with Care Management Organizations (CMOs) and to provide benefits for members of Georgia's Peachcare for Kids and Medicaid programs.


Among the provisions in the bill are requiring CMOs to post contracted-providers names on a website so that members can make informed choices about their physicians of choice. The legislation also addresses the dental network and streamlines the appeals process for providers who submit claims to CMOs.

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