Beginning Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, Ambetter from Peach State Health Plan will extend healthcare coverage to 49 new counties in Georgia through the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace. The new counties include Bibb, Glynn, Houston, Newton, Rockdale and Whitfield.

Ambetter from Peach State Health Plan includes all of the essential health benefits, including preventive and wellness services, maternity and newborn care, pediatric services, mental health and substance abuse services, hospitalization, and prescription drug coverage. Plans may also include dental and vision coverage, and all plans include a 24/7 nurse advice line and the My Health Pays program where members can earn rewards to use towards healthcare and lifestyle expenses for participating in healthy activities.  

"We're proud to expand our affordable and reliable healthcare coverage options to more Georgia residents," said Patrick Healy, president and CEO, Peach State Health Plan. "By bringing Ambetter coverage to these new areas, we're providing more healthcare coverage options for people to get the care they need with a plan that fits their lifestyle and budget."

Peach State Health Plan has been serving Georgia since 2006 and currently serves more than 500,000 across its Medicaid, Medicare and Ambetter plans. Below is the full list of counties in which Ambetter from Peach State Health Plan will be offered:

• Appling

• Bacon

• Baker

• Barrow

• Ben Hill

• Bibb

• Bleckley

• Brantley

• Bryan

• Bulloch

• Butts

• Calhoun

• Camden

• Candler

• Catoosa

• Chatham

• Chattahoochee

• Cherokee

• Clarke

• Clay

• Clayton

• Cobb

• Coffee

• Crisp

• Dade

• DeKalb

• Dodge

• Dooly

• Dougherty

• Douglas

• Effingham

• Elbert

• Evans

• Fayette

• Forsyth

• Fulton

• Glynn

• Gordon

• Greene

• Gwinnett

• Harris

• Henry

• Houston

• Irwin

• Jackson

• Jeff Davis

• Jones

• Lee

• Liberty

• Long

• Macon

• Madison

• Marion

• McIntosh

• Meriwether

• Miller

• Mitchell

• Monroe

• Montgomery

• Murray

• Muscogee

• Newton

• Oconee

• Paulding

• Peach

• Pierce

• Pulaski

• Putnam

• Quitman

• Randolph

• Rockdale

• Schley

• Screven

• Spalding

• Stewart

• Sumter

• Talbot

• Tattnall

• Taylor

• Telfair

• Terrell

• Toombs

• Treutlen

• Troup

• Twiggs

• Walker

• Walton

• Wayne

• Webster

• Wheeler

• Whitfield

• Wilcox

• Worth