Today, we debate the potential economic impact of the Affordable Care Act to Georgia. A proponent of the health care plan calls it a cost-effective way to broaden insurance coverage statewide if Gov. Nathan Deal expands Medicaid. A family physician, who says insurance premiums and deductibles are already on an uptick, worries about medical inflation.

Guest columnists

Wise to expand Medicaid by Kim Anderson, CEO of Families First.

Who pays tab for uninsured? byW. Scott Bohlke, president of the Medical Association of Georgia.

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