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Georgia Releases Revenues and Reserves Report for Fiscal Year 2026
+ Full Article: Georgia Releases Revenues and Reserves Report for Fiscal Year 2026ATLANTA – October 26, 2026 – Today, Georgia’s State Accounting Office released its annual report on Revenues and Reserves for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, which ended on June 30, 2026. In total, the state reported spending down $6.3 billion in General Fund Reserves, including $4.5 billion on Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2026 appropriations, $1.4 billion…
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Pathways to Coverage: Where Georgia’s Experiment with a Medicaid Work Requirement Stands after Three Years of Enrollment and Where it May be Going Next
+ Full Article: Pathways to Coverage: Where Georgia’s Experiment with a Medicaid Work Requirement Stands after Three Years of Enrollment and Where it May be Going NextIn July 2023, Georgia launched the Pathways to Coverage program, which provides a new Medicaid option to uninsured adults who make low-incomes and can report working, going to school or engaging in other qualifying activities for at least 80 hours per month. The program generally covers most of the same medical services as traditional Medicaid,…
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I Can’t Afford to See You Anymore
+ Full Article: I Can’t Afford to See You AnymoreThe following blog post is from Kreena Patel, MD, MPH who is a full-time primary care physician with experience serving a diverse patient population, including patients in metro Atlanta. Her perspective as a practicing physician can help inform the ongoing discussion around health care access and affordability, particularly for Georgians with low incomes. “I…
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Georgia State Agencies Submit Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2028; Amended Fiscal Year 2027
+ Full Article: Georgia State Agencies Submit Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2028; Amended Fiscal Year 2027ATLANTA – Georgia’s state agencies have submitted requests for the upcoming Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2027 and Fiscal Year (FY) 2028 budgets. This comes after Gov. Brian Kemp instructed agencies to maintain largely flat budgets next year, though Georgia’s next governor and General Assembly will ultimately be responsible for writing the state’s future spending plans.…
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Statement to the Proposed Amendment to Georgia Pathways to Coverage Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Public Notice
+ Full Article: Statement to the Proposed Amendment to Georgia Pathways to Coverage Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Public NoticeOn September 14, 2026, GBPI issued a comment on the proposed amendment to Georgia Pathways to Coverage Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Public Notice. GBPI urges the Department of Community Health to update the amendment request with additional information on projected cost and enrollment and to remove any reference to discontinuing coverage for low-income Georgians. Read…
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GBPI Responds to Gov. Kemp’s Budget Instructions to Keep State Spending Flat
+ Full Article: GBPI Responds to Gov. Kemp’s Budget Instructions to Keep State Spending FlatOver the past eight years (Fiscal Year 2020 to Fiscal Year 2027), Georgia’s per-person state spending has decreased by about $23 when adjusting for inflation, which has increased by more than 30% over this period. This means that Georgia’s $38.5 billion budget allocates approximately $264.5 million less than if the state had kept up with…
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