Posted by Timothy Sweeney Fully implementing health care reform in Georgia would extend insurance coverage to more than 1 million Georgians — including 700,000 by just expanding Medicaid. The cost to the state? A mere 1 percent bump in overall
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid expansion; read full article here.
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on health care reform in Georgia; read full article here.
GBPI’s recently released report, State of Working Georgia 2012, is cited in this article; read full article here.
A recent GBPI education report is cited in this article on the charter school amendment; read full article here.
GBPI Policy Analyst Wesley Tharpe is quoted in this article on GBPI recently released report State of Working Georgia; read full article here.
Posted by Wesley Tharpe Each year, GBPI’s State of Working Georgia report seeks to answer the question of how typical Georgia families are faring: Are they making enough to meet their basic needs? Are there enough jobs to go around?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA – Everyday working Georgians saw two decades of economic progress disappear in the wake of the Great Recession and continue to struggle through its aftermath, a new report from the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute finds.
GBPI’s recently released report, State of Working Georgia 2012, is cited in this article; read full article here.
The State of Working Georgia brings together a wide range of data on jobs, incomes, poverty, health insurance, and other economic conditions to explore the most important question facing Georgia’s leaders: how are ordinary working Georgians, the engine behind the
The Georgia Department of Human Services has clarified that SNAP recipients can use their EBT card with any unspent SNAP benefits in November.
However, as DHS reported before, the November SNAP benefits will be suspended until federal funds are available.
If you are in need of food, you can find a local food bank here.
Submit public comment on Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage program extension by February 20th – just complete this easily fillable form:
