Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice Higher Education Jennifer Lee K-12 Education Worker Justice Sine Die 2019: Progress and Missed Opportunities for a People-First Agenda April 4, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Jennifer Lee | 2 Comments on Sine Die 2019: Progress and Missed Opportunities for a People-First Agenda The first legislative session under Gov. Brian Kemp and Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan ended on Tuesday, April 2. Because Georgia’s General Assembly operates on a biennial legislative session, any bills that failed to advance this year will be reassigned to committee and available for consideration when legislators reconvene in 2020. Here are some highlights as […] Read more » Budget & Taxes Education Higher Education K-12 Legislature State Budget
Health Justice Laura Harker Presentations GBPI Continues to Weigh In on Patients First Act March 21, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on GBPI Continues to Weigh In on Patients First Act Access to Quality Health Care Hearing for SB 106 – ‘Patients First Act’ Though our Georgia legislators are confident the federal administration will support a partial Medicaid waiver, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute still believes a better waiver design will cover more people. Laura Harker provided testimony to try to influence a better plan for […] Read more » Economic Security health medicaid Medicaid Expansion
Blog Daniel Kanso, PhD Health Justice Senate Bill 106: Medicaid Waivers Could Reshape Georgia’s Health Care System & State Budget February 21, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Daniel Kanso, PhD | 3 Comments on Senate Bill 106: Medicaid Waivers Could Reshape Georgia’s Health Care System & State Budget Last week, Georgia leaders announced an unprecedented plan to seek federal waivers that could extend health care access to hundreds of thousands of people across the state. Senate Bill 106, the Patients First Act, aims to make Georgia the first-ever state to receive a 90 percent match in federal funding for a partial Medicaid expansion.[1] […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Waiver
Blog Health Justice Opinion: Ga.’s start to expand healthcare access needs work February 18, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Laura Harker As published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday, February 17, 2019 Georgia lawmakers appear poised to take action to address Georgia’s ongoing health care crisis following nearly seven years of debate over accepting additional federal funding to increase access to health insurance for hundreds of thousands of Georgians. There are currently two major paths before […] Read more » Economic Security health medicaid Medicaid Expansion
Fact Sheets Health Justice Medicaid Expansion and Waivers: Two Possible Paths to Extending Health Coverage February 14, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Laura Harker Governor Brian Kemp is pursuing legislation that would allow the state to submit two types of waivers aimed at improving health care. The term “waiver” refers to a state opting out of certain requirements set by the federal health agency and trying new approaches to managing health care in the state. SB 106 – the […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Waiver
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities February 11, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker Download PDF The governor’s budget proposal for the 2020 fiscal year adds $78.7 million more in state general funds for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities than the 2019 budget. It directs $10.4 million in state funds toward home and community-based waiver programs and housing support services. These efforts are a part of […] Read more » Budget dbhdd Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Safety Net State Budget substance abuse
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Community Health February 1, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker Download PDF Governor Brian Kemp proposed a 2020 budget of $2.96 billion in state general funds for the Department of Community Health. This increase of $181.5 million from the 2019 fiscal year, mostly offsets a decrease in the federal matching rate for Medicaid and accounts for growth in Medicaid expenses. Federal funding for the agency […] Read more » Budget department health medicaid Medicaid Expansion PeachCare State Budget
Fact Sheets Health Justice Laura Harker Medicaid Waiver Principles for Georgia’s Health Crisis January 15, 2019 / May 19, 2020 by Laura Harker The Medicaid program is a state-federal partnership in which states contribute and receive federal matching dollars to provide health coverage to low-income residents. States run their programs according to broad federal regulations, but there are a number of options to give states flexibility in how they operate their programs. One of these options is a […] Read more » medicaid Medicaid Expansion Waiver
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education Worker Justice GBPI 2019 Policy Priorities January 7, 2019 / February 26, 2021 by Jhai James The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute works to build a more inclusive economy so that everyone can participate and thrive. We believe Georgia can be a state where everyone has a chance at a decent job so they can raise a family, can go to a doctor when they get sick and attend great public […] Read more »
Blog Health Justice Higher Education K-12 Education GBPI’s Most Read of 2018 December 20, 2018 / June 2, 2020 by GBPI Admin This year, GBPI.org set organizational records for pageviews and visitors as we covered everything from our annual budget overviews, immigration enforcement, debates over food assistance at the federal level and much more. In 2018, GBPI produced a total of 85 research products including reports, blogs, fact sheets and videos. As we close out the year, […] Read more »
