Blog Health Justice Laura Harker Georgia Ready to Close Coverage Gap January 11, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on Georgia Ready to Close Coverage Gap Closing the Gap is Good for Georgia’s Economy As new enrollees gain access to health coverage, the money spent on providing that coverage does not go into their pockets. Instead, these dollars go into the health care system and generate significant economic activity. Every one hospital job in Georgia creates two jobs in the surrounding […] Read more » coverage-gap medicaid
Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Fight Substance Abuse, Improve Mental Health Care to Help More Georgians December 13, 2017 / March 15, 2021 by Laura Harker Improving the prevention and treatment of mental health conditions and substance abuse disorders is critical to ensure the well-being of all Georgians. State lawmakers made significant progress in recent years to improve behavioral health treatment for core challenges of mental health and drug addiction. But Georgia still is home to one of the highest uninsured […] Read more » Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities health medicaid Medicaid Expansion mental health opioid substance abuse
Blog Health Justice Laura Harker Graham-Cassidy Bill Risks Health Coverage and Pre-Existing Condition Protections for Georgians September 21, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Laura Harker The U.S. Senate plans to vote next week on yet another proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Like proposals senators rejected in July, the just released Graham-Cassidy bill caps and cuts the Medicaid program and allow states to remove protections that allow residents to get and keep their coverage. These changes […] Read more » Graham-Cassidy health health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion Pre-Existing Conditions
Blog Claire Suggs Health Justice K-12 Education Updated: Proposed Medicaid Cuts Threaten Georgia’s Most Vulnerable Students September 21, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Claire Suggs More than 118,000 students in Georgia cope with disabilities. Some are students with visual or hearing impairments while others have autism or developmental delays. Many have learning disabilities, speech impairments or other intellectual or physical disabilities. These children need extra support to attend classes with their peers and fulfill their potential. This extra support requires […] Read more » Claire Suggs Federal Medicaid Cuts Georgia Department of Education Graham-Cassidy health health-care K-12 medicaid
Blog Health Justice Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Laura Harker Georgia Takes Steps to Strengthen the Health Care Workforce September 8, 2017 / April 2, 2020 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on Georgia Takes Steps to Strengthen the Health Care Workforce Georgia lawmakers are scheduled to meet Monday to study barriers that block Georgians’ access to adequate health care. The committee is set to examine ways to remedy provider shortages and ease scope of practice restrictions on advanced practice registered nurses. Georgia lawmakers can use this opportunity to consider some sensible solutions to improve provider capacity […] Read more » Department of Community Health health health-care Laura Harker medicaid Medicaid Expansion
Blog Health Justice Laura Harker How to Protect and Expand Health Care Access in Georgia August 3, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Laura Harker The defeat of health care legislation in the U.S. Senate last week marked a milestone in the effort to protect health care coverage in Georgia. People across the state raised their voice to protest proposed drastic cuts to Medicaid and the loss of health care coverage for hundreds of thousands of Georgians. Medicaid serves 2 […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Health Justice K-12 Education Reports Worker Justice Georgia Budget Primer 2018 July 12, 2017 / April 14, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Welcome to GBPI’s 2018 Budget Primer Georgia plans to spend $25 billion in state funds for the 2018 fiscal year. The budget plan anticipates a revenue increase of $1.26 billion, or 5.3 percent more than the prior year. Keep in mind when you hear Georgia’s $25 billion 2018 budget is record-setting that 80 percent of […] Read more »
Budget Primer Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2018 July 12, 2017 / March 23, 2021 by Laura Harker Georgia Health Care Budget Overview Health care services are primarily delivered through three state agencies: the departments of Community Health, Public Health and Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. State funding for these three agencies totals $4.5 billion in 2018, about 18 percent of total state spending. General Fund appropriations for these agencies account for $3.9 […] Read more » Behavioral Health Department of Public Health health Hospitals medicaid PeachCare
Blog Health Justice Senate Health Bill Shrinks Health Care Access, Makes Deep Long-Term Cuts to Medicaid July 6, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Laura Harker The U.S. Senate is set to take up a fundamental upending of federal health care law as soon as next week, a move that threatens to turn the lives of hundreds of thousands of Georgians upside down. Senators released their version of a health care bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, late last […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Laura Harker medicaid
Blog Health Justice John McCosh How Medicaid Benefits Help Joshua Proffitt Achieve His Dream June 28, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by John McCosh The email dated May 11, 2017 from the East Georgia State College academic office felt ominous to Joshua Proffitt. He asked his mother to read it to him. It was not bad news. “You made the Dean’s Merit List!” Mitzi Proffitt said. “You have a 3.5 GPA!” It’s another milestone on a remarkable journey for […] Read more » health health-care medicaid
