Related Links
- Commissioner's Presentation to the Biennial Institute RE on the Medicaid Managed Care initiative
- Customer Service Survey
- Georgia Families - Commissioner’s Letter to Providers
Medicaid
As the largest division in Community Health, Medical Assistance administers the Medicaid program, which provides health care for children, pregnant women, and people who are aging, blind and disabled.
Georgia Health Partnership Web Portal
If you are a doctor, pharmacist or other provider, you can use the Georgia Health Partnership (GHP) system to get easy, secure and efficient access to health care information. Use this site to obtain Medicaid information, including banner messages and provider manuals.
If you have trouble accessing the Health Portal, Customer Service Representatives are available to assist you Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Providers may call: 1-800-766-4456 or 404-298-1228 and members may call: 1-866-211-0950 or 770-570-3373. For the quickest response please send an inquiry at the contact page of the Georgia Health Partnership Web Portal.
For more general information on Medicaid please visit the The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services web site.
Medicaid information from Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
The division also administers the PeachCare for Kids™ children's health insurance program and the Indigent Care Trust Fund. Other Medicaid programs include Georgia Better Health Care, home and community-based services and non-emergency transportation. The division spends nearly $6 billion to provide services to an average monthly enrollment of 1.5 million Georgians.
Georgia Families is a new program that providea health care services to enrolled members of Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids™. It is a partnership between the Department of Community Health and three health care plans, also known as private care management organizations (CMOs). The plans are: Amerigroup Community Care, Peach State Health Plan and WellCare.