Due to the COVID-19 state of emergency, PCK premiums will be waived effective with the March 1, 2020 payment for April coverage. Waivers will be provided for all premium payments until the last day of the month that the COVID-19 emergency is declared over. Any premium payments that are received during this time will be applied to cases ongoing after the waivers are no longer provided, per DCH Policy Memo of 3/25/2020 ‘Medical Assistance Terminations/COVID-19.’

Debido al estado de emergencia por el COVID-19, el pago de primas de PCK será eximido desde las primas del 1 de marzo de 2020 con cobertura para el pago de abril. Las exenciones se conceden para el pago de todas las primas hasta el ultimo día del mes contemplado en la declaración de la emergencia por el COVID-19. Todo pago de prima recibido durante este tiempo se aplicará a casos en curso luego al cese del otorgamiento de la exención, según el Memorando de Política de DCH del 25 de marzo de 2020 ‘Resciciones de asistencia médica/COVID-19.

The health benefits include primary, preventive, specialist, dental care and vision care. PeachCare for Kids® also covers hospitalization, emergency room services, prescription medications and mental health care. Each child in the program has a Georgia Families Care Management Organization (CMO) who is responsible for coordinating the child's care.

In 1997, Congress created Title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide health care for the growing number of uninsured children in the United States. This legislation enabled states to create State Children’s Health Insurance (S-CHIP) programs to increase access to affordable health insurance. In Georgia, PeachCare for Kids® began covering children in 1998 and provides comprehensive coverage to uninsured children. S-CHIP was reauthorized in January 2018 for an additional 10 years.