Posted by Wesley Tharpe With the national economy continuing to sputter, states are wondering how best to attract new investment and create jobs. Governor Deal repeatedly states the goal of making Georgia the #1 place in the country – even
GBPI Education Analyst Cedric Johnson is featured in the Athens Patch. Read full article here.
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney comments on the state’s decision to hold off on overhauling the Medicaid system. Read full article here.
Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney says the state needs to consider Medicaid expansion options and address the problem, rather than put it off. Read full article here.
The Medicaid expansion created by the Affordable Care Act is the most cost-effective way for Georgia to ensure that hundreds of thousands of low-income Georgians can finally get health coverage. Furthermore, it will carry a variety of other benefits for
Posted by Timothy Sweeney A spokesperson for the Governor claimed this weekend that the price tag for expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act would equal 25 percent of what the state currently spends in total. That claim is flat
Posted by Taifa S. Butler Recently members of the Danish Parliament visited Georgia to learn about the state of working-poor families and the supports that our state provides to such families. GBPI was honored to present to the delegation on
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GBPI is committed to tracking how the state of Georgia raises and spends fiscal resources. As the federal government has promised and provided some of these, cuts to programs and funding on the federal level could have deep and lasting impacts on Georgians and on the state’s ability to meet the needs of all its residents.
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