Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education Worker Justice GBPI 2020 Policy Priorities January 7, 2020 / June 18, 2020 by Jennifer Owens The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s goal is to shine a light on people-first policies that help all Georgians share in the state’s prosperity. These are the policy priorities GBPI will track during 2020. Many are part of our People-Powered Prosperity campaign. For more insights throughout session, be sure to follow @GaBudget on Twitter and […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice Higher Education K-12 Education Taifa Smith Butler Worker Justice Heading into a New Decade with Gratitude and Intention December 31, 2019 / March 12, 2021 by Taifa Smith Butler Today marks the last day of 2019 and the end of the decade and GBPI’s 15th anniversary year. We’ll officially wrap our anniversary celebration on Friday, January 24 at our annual Insights policy conference with New York Time’s Nikole Hannah-Jones as our keynote speaker. You don’t want to miss it. Gratitude My heart is filled […] Read more »
Blog Health Justice GBPI Presents 1115 Waiver Public Comments November 25, 2019 / May 19, 2020 by Laura Harker On Nov. 22 at the Kennesaw public hearing held by the Georgia Department of Community Health, GBPI Senior Health Policy Analyst Laura Harker offered public comments on the state’s 1115 waiver proposal. Below are her full comments presented at that hearing. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute shares the goals of increasing access to health […] Read more » 1115 waiver health medicaid Medicaid Expansion waivers
Health Justice Laura Harker Reports State Health Care Proposals Fall Short and Undermine Comprehensive Health Plans November 11, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker Download PDF On November 4, 2019, Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Community Health released two new health care proposals: draft applications for an 1115 Medicaid waiver and a 1332 state innovation waiver. The 1115 Medicaid waiver focuses on coverage options for people with incomes below the poverty line ($12,000 for an individual […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion waivers
Fact Sheets Health Justice Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Laura Harker Five-Year Waiting Period Is a Barrier to Immigrant Health Care Access October 21, 2019 / May 19, 2020 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on Five-Year Waiting Period Is a Barrier to Immigrant Health Care Access Before 2017, the national uninsured rate for children declined for nearly 10 years; however, the share of uninsured children suddenly increased that year (the most recent year available). In Georgia, the number of children without health insurance increased by 21,000. There are many reasons that progress to covering more children has stalled, including cuts to […] Read more » CHIP health immigrants immigration medicaid PeachCare
Health Justice Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Laura Harker Reports Opportunities for Georgia to Best Leverage Medicaid Waivers September 9, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on Opportunities for Georgia to Best Leverage Medicaid Waivers Download PDF Federal health care waivers allow states to “waive” or be exempt from certain federal health program requirements. States can try new approaches to managing health programs if they meet certain requirements for federal approval. Many Georgians face challenges when trying to access quality health care and health-related services. About 1.4 million residents lack […] Read more » health medicaid waivers
Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Leverage 1332 Waivers to Make Health Insurance More Affordable and Accessible September 9, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker Download PDF Federal health care waivers allow states to “waive” or be exempt from certain federal health program requirements. States can try new approaches to managing health programs if they meet certain requirements for federal approval. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 has played a significant role in helping Georgians access health care coverage by […] Read more » health medicaid waivers
Budget Primer Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Georgia Health Care Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2020 July 1, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Laura Harker You can download and share all the images and charts in the Health Care Primer by clicking here. Three state agencies are primarily responsible for health care services in Georgia: the departments of Community Health, Public Health and Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. State funding for these three agencies totals $5.1 billion in 2020, about […] Read more » Budget health medicaid
Blog Health Justice Laura Harker Efforts Advance to Put More Health Care Providers in Reach of Georgians May 8, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on Efforts Advance to Put More Health Care Providers in Reach of Georgians We want all people to be in good health and have access to the health care services they need. But many Georgians are struggling to afford health care, causing them to put their well-being at risk by delaying care or leaving them with medical debt. And some people are not able to find health services […] Read more » desert health-care heath medicaid middle skills workforce
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Daniel Kanso, PhD Health Justice Higher Education K-12 Education Worker Justice Georgia’s FY 2020 Budget: Majority of New Spending Dedicated to $530 Million Teacher Pay Raise April 4, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Daniel Kanso, PhD | 1 Comment on Georgia’s FY 2020 Budget: Majority of New Spending Dedicated to $530 Million Teacher Pay Raise Georgia lawmakers gave final passage to the state’s $27.5 billion budget for the 2020 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2019. Built on the state’s lowest estimate of revenue growth in a decade, the FY 2020 budget projects a conservative 3.2 percent increase in tax and fee collections above the previous fiscal year. The vast majority […] Read more » Budget & Taxes Education Higher Education K-12 Legislature State Budget
