In an editorial published in the Macon Teleagraph, GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie writes, “Weekly unemployment payments in Georgia average $270 per week, only replacing about one-third of an average worker’s weekly wage. What family would volunteer to live on one-third of their income?” Dowload the editorial.

Note: The editorial also was published in the Savannah Morning News and Times Georgian.

GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney discusses proposed changes in Medicaid and PeachCare with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Download the news article.

Georgia re-examines state’s Medicaid program in light of funding shortfalls. GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney discusses changes with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Download the news article.

Medicaid cuts in the House Republican budget, if implemented today, would have a devastating impact on Georgia’s economy. These cuts would put as many as 38,420 jobs and as much as $4.4 billion in state business activity at risk, according to a report released today by the national health care consumer organization Families USA. Download the PDF.