State agencies prepare for more budget cuts
GBPI Admin
August 3, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig says state budget cuts are the new status quo. Read full article here.
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Metro Area School Systems are Not Alone in Their Struggle to Close Budget Gaps for the Upcoming School Year
GBPI Admin
July 20, 2012
GBPI Education Analyst Cedric Johnson is featured in the Athens Patch. Read full article here.
Official: Georgia holding off on Medicaid changes
GBPI Admin
July 13, 2012
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney comments on the state’s decision to hold off on overhauling the Medicaid system. Read full article here.
State tables Medicaid revamp
GBPI Admin
July 13, 2012
Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney says the state needs to consider Medicaid expansion options and address the problem, rather than put it off. Read full article here.
Georgia pins hopes on healthcare act’s repeal
GBPI Admin
June 29, 2012
GBPI Director of Health Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on the Affordable Care Act in Georgia; Sweeney says without Medicaid expansion, the state will still be faced with a high number of uninsured residents. Click here to read
Weighing impact on Medicaid expansion, exchange
GBPI Admin
June 28, 2012
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid expansion; he agrees that many Georgians would be left without health insurance if the state does not opt for Medicaid expansion. Read full article here.
Local officials say federal healthcare ruling is basically the beginning of a joyous new day or the end of the world
GBPI Admin
June 28, 2012
Creative Loafing features GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney’s statement on the Supreme Court Affordable Care Act ruling. Read full article here.
Ga. day care quality could benefit from change in subsidy
GBPI Admin
June 26, 2012
Data from GBPI is used in this discussion on federal subsides for higher performing day cares. Read full article here.
Georgia Unemployment Reform Is Latest Florida-Inspired Law
GBPI Admin
June 22, 2012
GBPI Senior Analyst Clare Richie believes the new unemployment tax laws are unfair to unemployed Georgians. Read full article here.
Newspaper questions savings from law
GBPI Admin
June 16, 2012
Senior Policy Analyst Clare Richie is quoted in this article on the cuts in unemployment benefits in Georgia and whether or not these cuts produce the projected savings. Read full article here.