Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney If Not Medicaid Expansion, What is the Plan? January 16, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Posted by Timothy Sweeney Gov. Nathan Deal announced today, in no uncertain terms, that he intends to leave half-a-million Georgians without health insurance, even though the state has an affordable way to get them coverage. By strongly reiterating his opposition to expanding Medicaid, he practically guaranteed that Georgia will remain stuck with a substandard health […] Read more » health Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney GBPI Joins Cover Georgia to Urge Health Care Expansion January 10, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Posted by Timothy Sweeney The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute today joined doctors, hospitals, patients and other nonprofits to announce Cover Georgia, a new coalition of more than 40 organizations working together to urge state officials to bring health coverage to hundreds of thousands of Georgians and boost Georgia’s economy by expanding Medicaid. Nearly two […] Read more » health Tim Sweeney
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney More evidence that expanding Medicaid is an offer Georgia shouldn’t refuse November 27, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney 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 spending over 10 years. Those figures, from a new Urban Institute study, are a timely […] Read more »
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Health care, politics don’t mix November 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Posted by Timothy Sweeney The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney Op-ed on health care reform in Georgia following the election. As published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Rather than continue the political debate over the Affordable Care Act, Georgia’s leaders should seize the opportunity it offers to […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health medicaid Medicaid Expansion
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney The countdown has begun November 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on The countdown has begun Posted by Timothy Sweeney The countdown has begun: Now that the election is over comes news that what had been one of the staunchest anti-health reform governors in the nation – Florida’s Rick Scott – has softened his stance on the implementation of Obamacare in his state. Back in June, Governor Scott flatly declared, “We’re […] Read more » Alan Essig health Medicaid Expansion
Health Justice Press Press Releases & Statements Timothy Sweeney Georgia Should Move Forward to Bring Affordable Health Care to the Hundreds of Thousands of Uninsured Georgians November 8, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on Georgia Should Move Forward to Bring Affordable Health Care to the Hundreds of Thousands of Uninsured Georgians GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney releases the following statement in response to the election and moving Medicaid expansion. With the election decided, it is now clear that the nation’s health reform law – the Affordable Care Act – is here to stay. That’s great news for Georgians who have already begun to benefit from […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Guest Blogger: Dr. Heidi Allen | Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia October 16, 2012 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on Guest Blogger: Dr. Heidi Allen | Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia On Friday, October 19, GBPI will host its Fall Policy Forum, Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia, to discuss the benefits of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Attendees will hear from two nationally renowned health care policy experts who recently authored groundbreaking studies that highlight the substantial benefits of Medicaid coverage: Dr. Heidi […] Read more »
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Guest Blogger: Cindy Zeldin Discusses Medicaid Expansion in Georgia October 10, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney On Friday, October 19, GBPI will host its Fall Policy Forum, Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia, to discuss the benefits of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Attendees will hear from two nationally renowned health care policy experts who recently authored groundbreaking studies that highlight the substantial benefits of Medicaid coverage: Dr. Heidi […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Guest Blogger: Dr. Benjamin Sommers | Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia October 2, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on Guest Blogger: Dr. Benjamin Sommers | Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia On Friday, October 19, GBPI will host its Fall Policy Forum, Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia, to discuss the benefits of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Attendees will hear from two nationally renowned health care policy experts who recently authored groundbreaking studies that highlight the substantial benefits of Medicaid coverage: Dr. Heidi […] Read more »
Blog Budget and Taxes Timothy Sweeney Wesley Tharpe Hospital fee debate should focus on what’s best for Georgians, not the wishes of out-of-state interest groups October 1, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Written by Timothy Sweeney & Wesley Tharpe A national anti-tax group is starting a push here in Georgia to end an obscure but important fee on hospitals come January. If the new General Assembly goes along with it, Georgia will face a difficult choice: dramatically slash payments to doctors and other health care providers who […] Read more » State Taxes
