Posted by Timothy Sweeney Despite Governor Deal’s recent comments indicating that he is unlikely to expand Medicaid, doing so remains Georgia’s best and most affordable option to make health insurance available to hundreds of thousands of Georgians who currently lack
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article about Governor’s Deal’s decision to reassess Medicaid in the form of block grants. Read article here.
Georgia continues to gradually recover jobs lost during the Great Recession, according to recently released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Georgia kept pace with the national average in job growth over the past 12 month and created
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted on this article about the varying uninsured rates in Georgia amongst different counties. Read full article here.
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