Georgia Health Freedom Law
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January 13, 2023Georgia Health Freedom Law
Georgia Health Freedom Law
Rationale
The main aim of the act is to ensure that the health benefits policy does not only cover the
chemotherapy treatment which may be intravenously delivered or injected, but also any form of
orally given chemotherapy (Walter et al, 2014). The act is specifically for the treatment of
cancer. The other agenda of the law is the prohibition of the state from the use of any form of
resources, be it financial or of any other, in support of the expansion of the Affordable Care Act.
It also bars the state from the creation of any insurance exchange as well as a navigator program.
Adoption of reform
The main representatives, Lee Hawkins as well as Sharon Cooper among others
sponsored the HB 943.33. The bill was first read on 7
th
February 2014 (Walter et al, 2014). It
was then read for the second time on 10
th
February 2014. It was after this reading that the bill
was given to the House Committee on insurance. According to the aforementioned committee.,
the main reason as to why the bill underwent resistance is because it targeted the specific
