GBPI In The News Pending federal budget action could hurt state August 25, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted in this article about federal cuts to the state budget. Read full article here. Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts State Budget
GBPI In The News Unemployed speak out about state’s new limit on jobless benefits August 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Senior Analyst Clare Richie is quoted in this article about cuts to the state’s unemployment trust fund. Read full article here. Read more » Clare Richie unemployment benefits unemployment trust fund
GBPI In The News State employees, teachers face premium hike August 23, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article about potential cuts to the state’s Medicaid program. Read full article here. Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts medicaid Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Spending reductions, recurring budget deficits August 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a guest writer; read Essig’s piece on the structural deficit here. Read more » Alan Essig Atlanta Journal-Constitution Economic Security Safety Net State Budget
GBPI In The News Powerball: Where the Dollars Go August 15, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Education Analyst Cedric Johnson is featured in Atlanta Alive’s segment on how lottery funds are distributed among students through the HOPE scholarship. View video here. Read more » Cedric Johnson HOPE Scholarship
GBPI In The News Medicaid: Projection at issue August 12, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on the cost of Medicaid expansion to the state; Sweeney believes the state projections of Medicaid costs are high. Read full article here. Read more » medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Medicaid: Block grants preferred by some states August 12, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid block grants; Sweeney says block grants will reduce the amount of money coming to states. Read full article here. Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News State agencies prepare for more budget cuts August 3, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig calls state budget cuts the new “status quo.” Read full article here. Read more » Alan Essig State Budget
GBPI In The News More budget cuts ahead for state health care, universities August 3, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig speaks says the state is not raising enough revenue, creating a structural deficit. Read full article here. Read more » Alan Essig revenues
GBPI In The News State agencies prepare for more budget cuts August 3, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig says state budget cuts are the new status quo. Read full article here. Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts State Budget