About healthygeorgia

This is a blog published by Michael A. Wardrip covering important news and not-so-important stuff from the world of legislation and healthcare related government actions in Georgia.  It is independent and designed to elicit opinion and comment on key issues that come up in our state and it gives you a chance to have your input directly impact policy and legislative results.

A word about me.  I am a government relations consultant with 22 years experience working at the State Capitol in Georgia.  In the early days, I specialized in environmental issues and helped pass much of the major water quality legislation that came as a wave in the early 90s.  One of my major bills in 1992 was a precursor to the Georgia State Water Plan, which passed in recent years.

In the mid-90s, my focus shifted to healthcare, health insurance and employee benefits.  My chief objectives have been stabilization of the private health insurance market, providing private market alternatives to government-run health plan expansions and expanding coverage in the private market to underserved populations including uninsurable individuals.

I can offer clients and consumers the benefit of decades of direct experience getting things done in a tough environment under the Gold Dome.  My tenure in my profession has stretched over a long time, but it also stretches over many changes in political winds.  I am very conservative in my values, but am not a member of any political party.  Performance and results mean much more than rhetoric and slogans of the campaign trail.

I’d love to hear from you and learn how Georgia government can be more responsive to you.