from Sheri Lokken Worthy, Ph.D. Professor and Head Department of Housing and Consumer Economics The University of Georgia

1. Health Navigators, University of
Georgia

2. Program Overview
 DHHS Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
awarded $67 million in Navigator Cooperative
Agreements to 105 entities to serve in the 34
Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces.
 http://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Programs-and-Initiatives/Health-
Insurance-Marketplaces/Downloads/navigator-list-8-15-
2013.pdf
 UGA’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences
was the recipient of one of these awards.

3. Purpose & Goals
 Purpose:To deliver consumer information and education
and to support Navigators to assist consumers and
employers with the new federally-facilitate health
insurance marketplace.
 Goals:
 Develop and implement a Marketplace awareness campaign in
local communities,
 Engage state and local partners in educating the community
about the Marketplace, and
 Provide navigation and individual assistance to consumers,
employers, and employees.

4. Timeline & Progress
 12 Navigators have been hired
 Will complete 20-hour online HHS Navigator training and
pass exam
 Will complete 10-hour Georgia Department of Insurance
online training and pass exam
 Will participate in Navigator training September 23 – 26
 Starting October 1, will work in their assigned
communities to educate and enroll as many uninsured
Georgians as possible

5. Health Navigator Locations
Navigator County Location Total Number of
Uninsured in PUMA
Microdata Area*
Percentage of
Uninsured in PUMA
Area Counties
(range)
Gordon County CES 106,743 19%-27%
Habersham County CES 103,204 16%-28%
Dawson County CES 107,330 15%-26%
Coweta County CES 132,066 13%-22%
Newton County CES 164,977 18%-27%
Wilkes County CES 73,920 16%-26%
Johnson County CES 83,449 18%-23%
Bulloch County CES 109,244 19%-32%
Liberty County CES 99,120 17%-26%
Upson County CES 97,988 16%-27%
Thomas County CES 119,509 17%-36%
UGA Athens-Clarke County 1.7 million (all GA) 20.7%
*2011 ACS Data CMS.gov

6. Resources
 https://healthcare.gov
 http://marketplace.cms.gov/
 1-877-7NAVIGATE (877-762-8442)
 www.uganavigators.org

7. How can you assist?
 Work with UGA Navigators by providing space and
organizing meetings
 Apply to become a Certified Application Counselor
Organization
 http://marketplace.cms.gov/help-us/cac.html
 Become a champion for coverage
 http://marketplace.cms.gov/help-us/champion.html