Cover GA Health Justice Leah Chan Press Releases & Statements One-Year Anniversary of Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Program Highlights Need for Reform July 2, 2024 / July 2, 2024 by Leah Chan This statement was released in partnership with Georgians for a Healthy Future. Read more at healthyfuturega.org. July 1st marked the first anniversary of the Pathways to Coverage program. Advocates are urging state leaders to acknowledge that the current design has not met the critical needs of Georgia’s uninsured population. Initially expected to enroll between 31,000 […] Read more »
Cover GA Health Justice Leah Chan People Powered Prosperity Toolkits 2023 Georgia Medicaid Unwinding: Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit March 24, 2023 / September 20, 2023 by Leah Chan Starting in April 2023, Georgia will have about a year to unwind the pandemic-era Medicaid continuous coverage policy and re-determine the eligibility of all Georgians who get their health care coverage through Medicaid and PeachCare. This will put unprecedented pressure on our state agencies and our health care system and could result in major coverage […] Read more » health health-care medicaid medicaid expandsion medicaid unwinding
Blog Coronavirus Cover GA Health Justice Leah Chan People Powered Prosperity Long-term Health Impact of COVID-19: Planning for Children Who Have Lost a Caregiver and Adults Experiencing Long COVID October 3, 2022 / October 5, 2022 by Leah Chan Thank you to Mandy Alderman of COVID Survivors for Change for sharing her personal story. In 2021, COVID-19 was the leading cause of premature death in Georgia, and, in mid-2022, the United States overall passed the dismal milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. As COVID-19 recedes from the news headlines, it is important to […] Read more » coronavirus covid health-care long covid
Cover GA Fact Sheets Health Justice Laura Harker Medicaid is Now an Even Better Deal for Georgia March 17, 2021 / March 18, 2021 by Laura Harker Georgia’s pending Medicaid waiver plan partially expands Medicaid coverage to adults with incomes below the poverty line (or those making about $12,000 a year or less) if they report 80 hours of work each month and pay monthly premiums. Enacting full Medicaid expansion instead would mean expanding Medicaid to cover those who make […] Read more » espansion health-care medicaid waivers
Blog Cover GA Health Justice Laura Harker Expand Medicaid Fully; Reject Risky and Expensive State Plan February 17, 2021 / February 17, 2021 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on Expand Medicaid Fully; Reject Risky and Expensive State Plan Key Takeaways: The federal Medicaid agency is starting the process of revoking the work requirement on Georgia’s Medicaid waiver program. Work requirements have the effect of limiting enrollment, even when people are working, because they set up additional barriers to keeping coverage. Without the work requirement, at least 237,000 more Georgians could get covered through […] Read more » medicaid Medicaid Expansion medicaid waivers Waiver
Coronavirus Cover GA Health Justice Laura Harker People Powered Prosperity Reports Make Public Health a Priority in Georgia During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond June 8, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker Download PDF The state of Georgia plans to spend about $4 billion in state funds on health care programs in Fiscal Year 2021. Most of this spending flows to health care services through Medicaid, the state’s health insurance program serving almost 2 million Georgians. States play an important role in ensuring people can access clinical […] Read more » aids coronavirus health-care hiv maternal health covid Public Health
