Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Gutting Federal Health Law Imperils Georgia Families, Hospitals, State Budget June 22, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Laura Harker The American Health Care Act (AHCA) proposes substantial cuts to Medicaid and changes in the insurance marketplace sure to jeopardize health care coverage for hundreds of thousands of Georgians, hammer hospitals statewide and shift significant costs to the state. The proposed upending of the federal health law passed the U.S. House of Representatives on May […] Read more » Affordable Care Act American Health Care Act health health-care Laura Harker medicaid Rural hospitals
Blog Budget and Taxes Health Justice Melissa Johnson Uplifting Georgia Moms this Mother’s Day May 11, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Mother’s Day invites us to reflect on the importance of mothers and show our appreciation for them. One of the best ways Georgia can demonstrate commitment to moms is to bolster their economic opportunities and provide more tools to help their families succeed. In 2016, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute released an Economic Opportunity […] Read more » EITC health medicaid
Blog Health Justice Medicaid Helps Millions of Georgians, State’s Bottom Line April 14, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Laura Harker Medicaid provides nearly 2 million Georgians with vital health services, 92 percent of whom are children, elderly or disabled. It covers 1.3 million Georgia children and 500,000 Georgia seniors and Georgians who live with disabilities. The program pays for more than half of all births in Georgia and is the primary payer for three-quarters of […] Read more » medicaid
Fact Sheets Health Justice Laura Harker Medicaid Works for Georgia April 14, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on Medicaid Works for Georgia Medicaid and PeachCare provide almost 2 million Georgians with access to health care, including 1.3 million children. About two thirds of Medicaid enrollees are children statewide. Another quarter are elderly, blind or disabled. Created in 1965, the Medicaid program provides health insurance coverage to low-income residents through a partnership between states and the federal government. […] Read more » medicaid
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice K-12 Education Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice 2017 GBPI Legislative Recap, Sine Die Edition March 31, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe As Georgia lawmakers opened the 2017 General Assembly January 9, our top legislative priorities included renewal of a fee critical to the state’s health care system, momentum for a bottom-up tax cut for workers and commitment to supporting high-quality public schools. Lawmakers debated those issues and many others before adjourning late yesterday. Today’s recap updates […] Read more » Sine Die
Blog Health Justice Laura Harker Proposed Federal Health Bill Is Potential 10-year, $4 Billion Drain on Georgia Treasury March 23, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Laura Harker Georgia stands to lose $4 billion in federal Medicaid funding over ten years if the proposed American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA) passes, according to a new Urban Institute report. That loss is almost certain to shift costs to the state and lead to cuts to program eligibility, benefits or health care provider payments. […] Read more » medicaid
Fact Sheets Health Justice Laura Harker Planned Medicaid Changes Put State Health System at Risk March 7, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on Planned Medicaid Changes Put State Health System at Risk Congressional proposals to remake the federal Medicaid funding system into one based on block grants or one that is capped per enrollee threaten to squeeze Georgia’s budget in coming years. Replacing the existing system with either one endangers health care innovation in Georgia or shrinking the number of people with access to coverage. Almost 2 […] Read more » Block grants medicaid
Blog Health Justice GBPI Letter to Governor Outlines Pitfalls of Medicaid Caps, Block Grants February 15, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin In a letter delivered today to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute outlined likely negative consequences to the state from potential funding cuts to the federal Medicaid safety net. Federal funding cuts threaten to destabilize the state’s Medicaid budget and force Georgia to deny coverage to eligible Georgians in critical need […] Read more » Federal Government medicaid
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Overview: 2018 Budget for Department of Community Health February 7, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Laura Harker Governor Nathan Deal proposes a 2018 budget of $2.57 billion in state general funds for the Department of Community Health. This is a decrease of $85.7 million from the 2017 fiscal year, mostly due to an increased rate for federal matching funds in the Medicaid program. Federal funding for the department is $7.6 billion in […] Read more » FY2018 medicaid
Blog Health Justice Laura Harker Worker Justice Georgia’s Economy at Risk if Affordable Care Act Repealed January 20, 2017 / January 17, 2020 by Laura Harker | 3 Comments on Georgia’s Economy at Risk if Affordable Care Act Repealed Earlier this month the U.S. Congress passed a budget resolution in the first steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In the coming weeks congressional leaders plan to move forward in repealing key parts of the ACA and appear poised to delay passing a replacement plan. A repeal and delay sequence could cause 1 million […] Read more » Affordable Care Act
