Health Justice Healthy Housing Hillary Dong Reports How Medicaid Can Fund Housing Support in Georgia May 28, 2025 / May 28, 2025 by Hillary Dong Many state health departments and programs use acronyms. To help keep track of ones used in this paper, an acronym glossary is provided after the conclusion. Key Takeaways Non-medical drivers of health, including access to safe, stable and affordable housing, shape most health outcomes. States can leverage Medicaid funds to address health-related social needs using […] Read more »
Bill Analysis Briefs Budget and Taxes Healthy Housing Hillary Dong Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for State Housing Programs February 7, 2025 / February 7, 2025 by Hillary Dong Introduction The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is the state’s lead agency for safe and affordable housing, community and economic development and local government assistance. DCA’s housing services include providing rental assistance to low- and moderate-income individuals, providing down payment assistance to moderate-income individuals and financing affordable housing development and supportive housing. Additionally, […] Read more » Budget Overview
Budget Primer Health Justice Hillary Dong Reports Georgia Housing Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025 August 8, 2024 / August 8, 2024 by Hillary Dong The 20-Year View This year, on our 20th anniversary, GBPI is including for the first time a feature on housing to underscore the historical and continuing critical role that housing plays in the health of Georgians every single day. In the past 20 years, access to housing has become more difficult. In 2002, 42.7% of […] Read more » Access to Care Behavioral Health Budget Analysis Community Health Developmental Disabilities Disease Prevention federal funding FY 2024 Health Budget General Fund health coverage Health Priorities Health Spending Low-Income Georgians medicaid Medicaid Expansion mental health Pathways to Coverage Public Health Retention State Funds Substance Use Disorders Workforce Recruitment
Fact Sheets Health Justice Healthy Housing Hillary Dong How Does Georgia Fund Housing? July 17, 2024 / July 22, 2024 by Hillary Dong Read more »
Blog Budget and Taxes Criminal Legal System Reform Health Justice Higher Education Hillary Dong K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice Crossover Day 2024: Large Surplus Remains; Ed Legislation Tips Positively; Property Tax and Immigration Policy Reverse Progress February 29, 2024 / March 4, 2024 by Hillary Dong Need help understanding these bills? A bill glossary is at the bottom of this page. You can also view our bill tracker here. Yesterday was Crossover Day, the day by which a bill must pass out of its originating legislative chamber to be considered by the other chamber before the end of Georgia’s Legislative Session. […] Read more » Budget Criminal Legal Systems Crossover Day Economic Justice Education health-care tax
Blog Health Justice Closing Georgia’s Coverage Gap Could Provide a Lifeline for Young Adults with Mental Health Struggles December 8, 2023 / December 8, 2023 by Hillary Dong About the authors: Rox Moffett is a Policy and Press Strategist with the Georgia Youth Justice Coalition. Hillary Dong is a Health Policy Fellow with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. I have struggled with mental health since elementary school. I was bullied and ostracized, which has had a detrimental impact on my mental […] Read more » Advocacy Toolkit Affordable Health Care Children's Health Care Community Outreach continuous coverage Eligibility Caseworkers Federal Flexibilities Georgians for a Healthy Future Georgians' Health Security Health Care Access Health Care Coverage Health Care Disparities Health Care Equity Health Care Support Health Messaging Medicaid Advocacy Medicaid Expansion Medicaid Red Tape Medicaid Renewals medicaid unwinding Medicaid/PeachCare Enrollment Procedural Denials Rural Health Care
