Members of a broad coalition of advocates for Medicaid expansion in Georgia will convene at the state Capitol this week to urge state leaders to consider new evidence that embracing the new funding is in its financial interest. Tuesday, Feb.
Georgia should take advantage of new federal funding to expand Medicaid in 2014 to boost Georgia’s economy and create tens of thousands of new jobs, all while extending health coverage to hundreds of thousands of Georgians. Download the fact sheet.
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid expansion in Georgia; read full article here.
Latest GBPI Overview of 2013 Fiscal and Tax Policy Bills HB 80, passed the full House last week and is now set to be considered by the Senate. It is a series of mostly technical changes to the new system
Dubbed the Georgia Renaissance Act, House Bill 128 would create $30 million worth of new tax credits aimed at revitalizing local downtowns, making it one of Georgia’s costliest economic development programs. The proposal calls for a mix of tax incentives
Gov. Nathan Deal deserves a pat on the back for his support of state Rep. Stacey Evans’ proposal to lower the GPA requirement for the lottery-funded HOPE Grant, which will give more students access to workforce education at technical colleges.
The Saporta Report features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney’s op-ed on Medicaid expansion. As published in the Saporta Report. A rule of thumb holds that when something happens three times in short order, it’s
GBPI analyst Wesley Tharpe is quoted in this article about House Bill 285; read full article here.
GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney’s op-ed on Medicaid expansion is featured in the Saporta Report; read full article here.
Georgia’s Investment Does Not Keep Pace With Growing Needs The governor’s proposed budget includes about as much general fund support for Georgia’s public health programs as it did in 2001. Meanwhile, Georgia’s population grew by 21.2 percent from 2000 to
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:
