A Program Of The Georgia Department Of Community Health A SNAPSHOT OF Georgia Families Overview Effective June 1, 2006, the state of Georgia implemented Georgia Families, a managed care program through which health care services are delivered to members of Medicaid and PeachCare for KidsTM. The program is a partnership between the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) and private Care Management Organizations (CMOs) to ensure accessible and quality health care services for all of the Medicaid managed care members. By providing a choice of health plans, Georgia Families allows members to select a health care plan that fits their needs. The Managed Care and Quality Section of DCH also monitors the CMOs to ensure compliance with contractual requirement standards for contract management, member services, provider services and quality services. INCLUDED POPULATIONS Program Description PeachCare for KidsTM Georgia Families provides health care services to children enrolled in PeachCare for KidsTM and certain men, children, pregnant women and women with breast or cervical cancer covered by Medicaid. Children in foster care are not enrolled in Georgia Families. The remainder of Georgia's Medicaid Low Income Medicaid Right from the Start Medicaid Breast and Cervical Cancer patients population which includes low income as well as aged, blind and disabled citizens are not included in the Georgia Families program. Benefits Georgia Families members continue to receive the same benefits that were offered with Medicaid/PeachCare for KidsTM. The health plans also offer additional benefits such as: Expanded access to health care services and providers Added member education on accessing care, referrals to specialists, member benefits and wellness education More efficient delivery of health care services and member care EXCLUDED POPULATIONS Foster Care Aged, Blind and Disabled Nursing Home Long-term Care Care Management Organizations DCH contracts with three CMOs: AMERIGROUP Community Care: 1-800-249-0442 Peach State Health PlanTM: 1-866-874-0633 WellCare of Georgia, Inc.: 1-866-300-1141 Ways to Enroll in a Health Plan 1. Mail via completion of a Member Packet 2. Telephone by calling 1-888-GA-ENROLL (1-888-423-6765) Additional Information Georgia Families representatives are available to answer any questions about the program and to help members select a plan and primary care physician by calling 1-888-GA-ENROLL (423-6765) toll-free. 2 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga 30303 www.dch.georgia.gov February 2009 A Snapshot Of Georgia Families Providers By Region Region Atlanta Central East North Southeast Southwest Counties Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Henry, Jasper, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Harris, Heard, Houston, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Pike, Pulaski, Talbot, Taylor, Telfair, Treutlen, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Wheeler, Wilcox, Wilkinson Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Putnam, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes Banks, Catoosa, Chattooga, Clarke, Dade, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Floyd, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Morgan, Murray, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Polk, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, White, Whitfield Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware, Wayne Atkinson, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Webster, Worth CMOs AMERIGROUP, Peach State Health PlanTM, WellCare Peach State Health PlanTM, WellCare AMERIGROUP, WellCare AMERIGROUP, WellCare AMERIGROUP, WellCare Peach State Health PlanTM, WellCare