The document describes a case study of Cover Georgia, a coalition formed in 2012 with over 70 organizations and a steering committee to advocate expanding Medicaid in Georgia. The coalition holds regular meetings and communicates via Google groups. It aims to facilitate information sharing and collaboration among consumer health advocates on policy issues. The document outlines best practices for effective coalitions, including defining goals, conducting needs assessments, and evaluating progress.

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6. Case study: Cover Georgia

7. • Convened in 2012
• 70+ organizations
• Steering committee
• Regular coalition meetings
• Google group

8. Policy Legislative
advocacy
Outreach Communications
coverga.org

9. • Shared goal: Expand Medicaid to all
low-income Georgians who make less
than 138% FPL
• Open to any organization that wants to
participate
• 70+ coalition members; smaller active
group of partners
• Regular meetings with formal agenda
• Organized strategy to which all partners
are asked to contribute
• Communicate via Google group
• Shared purpose: Exchange information
to facilitate collaboration on consumer
health policy issues
• Membership limited to consumer health
advocates
• About 20 active participants
• Frequent meetings during legislative
session; less frequent in the off months
• Flexible, informal meeting agendas
• Communicate via Google group

10. Passive
supporters
Allies of
convenience
Invested
friends
Inner circle

11. Best practices

12. Coalitions require specific ingredients
People
Time
Resources
Trust

13. Define the coalition’s goal/purpose
Policy change
Information/d
ata exchange
Programmatic
coordination

14. Needs Assessment
Assess and evaluate

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