Author Blog Health Justice Taifa Smith Butler Medicaid Expansion Could be a Lifeline for Veterans May 23, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Memorial Day is one day we set aside to honor service members who lost their lives to protect this country’s freedoms. It is also a day to honor men and women who still serve, as well as those who have returned home. Unfortunately many face difficult transitions returning home to civilian life. More and more […] Read more »
Author Fact Sheets Featured Health Justice Library Timothy Sweeney Georgia Veterans Would Gain Health Coverage Through Expansion May 20, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney If Georgia expands Medicaid in 2014, nearly 25,000 uninsured veterans and 7,000 of their spouses could get health coverage. That could mean nearly 45 percent of Georgia’s uninsured veterans and more than one-quarter of their uninsured spouses could get health coverage. Download the fact sheet. Read more »
Author Blog Health Justice Melissa Johnson U.S. House Version of Farm Bill Threatens Nutrition Assistance for Georgia Families May 17, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson | 1 Comment on U.S. House Version of Farm Bill Threatens Nutrition Assistance for Georgia Families The U.S. House’s Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill this week that would cut more than $20 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp Program) and other nutrition services. The cuts pose a threat to thousands of Georgia families struggling to put food on the table. The farm bill, […] Read more »
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney New Study Shows Significant Benefits for Medicaid Expansion, Contrary to Opponents’ Claims May 3, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Opponents of Medicaid expansion are misrepresenting the findings of a new study to argue that Georgia and other states shouldn’t extend this vital health coverage to more people without health insurance. Contrary to what some in the anti-expansion camp argue, the study – which updates findings from an earlier look at how Medicaid benefited some […] Read more »
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Medicaid Funding Shortfall Still Looms April 8, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The General Assembly renewed the state’s hospital provider fee to fund Medicaid in the early weeks of the 2013 session.The fee was set to expire this June. By renewing the fee four more years, Georgia’s lawmakers continue a vitally import source of revenue. The fee raises money that will pay doctors, hospitals and other providers […] Read more »
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney New Jersey Governor Joins GOP Leaders Who Now Support Medicaid Expansion February 26, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on New Jersey Governor Joins GOP Leaders Who Now Support Medicaid Expansion New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced today he will expand Medicaid coverage in his state, becoming the eighth Republican governor to change course and embrace the expansion. Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced last week his state will expand Medicaid coverage, joining Christie and New Mexico Gov. Susanna Martinez as members of the Republican Governors Association’s […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion
Fact Sheets Featured Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Official Figures Overstate Fiscal Impact of Medicaid Expansion February 26, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney State officials claim Medicaid expansion is unaffordable by overstating the real cost of covering newly eligible Georgians. State estimates claim it will cost $4.5 billion to expand Medicaid. But the official estimate includes more than $2 billion of future costs that are not caused by Medicaid expansion. Removing cost increases that occur with our without […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Georgia’s Gov. Nathan Deal being left behind as other Republican governors endorse Medicaid expansion February 11, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The Saporta Report features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney’s op-ed on Medicaid expansion. As published in the Saporta Report. A rule of thumb holds that when something happens three times in short order, it’s a trend. So it’s fair to say that the melting resistance to Medicaid expansion among […] Read more » health Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Author Budget and Taxes Health Justice Reports Timothy Sweeney Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Public Health Budget February 8, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Georgia’s Investment Does Not Keep Pace With Growing Needs The governor’s proposed budget includes about as much general fund support for Georgia’s public health programs as it did in 2001. Meanwhile, Georgia’s population grew by 21.2 percent from 2000 to 2012, a rate nearly twice that of the country as a whole during the same […] Read more » health State Budget Tim Sweeney
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney More GOP Governor Support Emerges for Medicaid Expansion February 6, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on More GOP Governor Support Emerges for Medicaid Expansion This week, two more Republican governors came out in support for taking advantage of new federal funding to ensure health coverage for more of their state’s residents. Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder bring to six the number of GOP governors who have announced they will move forward to expand Medicaid. Even […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
