Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Lack of investment in education and quality of life impede Georgia’s ability to attract new businesses July 26, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 3 Comments on Lack of investment in education and quality of life impede Georgia’s ability to attract new businesses Posted by Wesley Tharpe With the national economy continuing to sputter, states are wondering how best to attract new investment and create jobs. Governor Deal repeatedly states the goal of making Georgia the #1 place in the country – even the world – to do business, and state leaders emphasize lower taxes and slimmer government […] Read more » Economic Security investment Safety Net State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Medicaid Expansion Ensures that Hundreds of Thousands of Low-income Georgians Can Finally Get Health Coverage July 12, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The Medicaid expansion created by the Affordable Care Act is the most cost-effective way for Georgia to ensure that hundreds of thousands of low-income Georgians can finally get health coverage. Furthermore, it will carry a variety of other benefits for Georgia’s economy that policy makers should keep in mind as they weigh whether to participate. […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Blog health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney Uninsured
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney The Governor’s Bad Math on Medicaid July 9, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 4 Comments on The Governor’s Bad Math on Medicaid Posted by Timothy Sweeney A spokesperson for the Governor claimed this weekend that the price tag for expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act would equal 25 percent of what the state currently spends in total. That claim is flat out false. Our legislators should ignore this bad math and move forward with the expansion, […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Blog health medicaid Tim Sweeney
Blog Featured Taifa Smith Butler GBPI Briefs Danish Parliament on State of Working Georgia July 5, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Posted by Taifa S. Butler Recently members of the Danish Parliament visited Georgia to learn about the state of working-poor families and the supports that our state provides to such families. GBPI was honored to present to the delegation on this topic and to highlight some of the challenges the state faces: Download the PowerPoint […] Read more » Blog Danish Parliament economic development economy Education health Human Services Taifa Smith Butler
Blog Cash and Safety Net Wesley Tharpe Welcome Back to ’92, Working Georgians June 29, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Welcome Back to ’92, Working Georgians Posted by Wesley Tharpe The year was 1992. An exciting Braves squad was playing toward its second World Series; a young governor from Arkansas was campaigning for president; “Seinfeld” was becoming a Thursday night mainstay; and Boyz II Men was the #1 pop artist in the country. On the economic front, the nation was emerging […] Read more » Blog Economic Security Great Recession Safety Net Wesley Tharpe
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Ruling on Affordable Care Act is a Victory for Georgia’s Uninsured – Now It’s Time for Georgia’s Leaders to Implement the Law June 28, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on Ruling on Affordable Care Act is a Victory for Georgia’s Uninsured – Now It’s Time for Georgia’s Leaders to Implement the Law Posted by Timothy Sweeney The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional is a major victory for efforts to improve access to affordable health care in our country. But the work is not done. Now it’s time for the state to act so Georgians can take advantage of new health care […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Blog health medicaid Tim Sweeney
Blog Clare S. Richie New Law Unfairly Burdens the Unemployed June 20, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Clare Richie | 3 Comments on New Law Unfairly Burdens the Unemployed Posted by Clare S. Richie Things are about to get worse for as many as 190,000 Georgia families struggling to make ends meet because of unemployment. Starting in July, unemployed Georgians will lose between $260 and $1,820 in unemployment insurance payments due to a new law passed this spring by the Georgia Legislature. And temporary […] Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security Safety Net Unemployed unemployment benefits Unemployment Insurance
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes May Revenue Review: Revenue Growth Insufficient to Fund Reserves June 7, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on May Revenue Review: Revenue Growth Insufficient to Fund Reserves Posted by Alan Essig Although revenue has increased 5.1 percent over the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, the revenue growth is inadequate to increase funds to the Revenue Shortfall Reserve (RSR) or fully fund the Education Mid-Year Adjustment Reserve. The economic health of Georgia depends on developing a fiscal plan that produces […] Read more » Alan Essig Blog Education Mid-Year Adjustment Reserve FY 2013 rainy day fund revenue growth Revenue Shortfall Reserve RSR State Budget
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Medicaid Redesign May 31, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 2 Comments on Medicaid Redesign Posted by Timothy Sweeney GBPI’s FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Community Health underscored issues with the pending Medicaid redesign that we should keep in mind. People who rely on Medicaid and PeachCare could face another challenge when the state rolls out its plan to “redesign” the two programs. Department officials have indicated that generating budgetary savings […] Read more » Community Health health medicaid Medicaid redesign PeachCare State Budget Tim Sweeney
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Lawmakers Need to Head off Medicaid, PeachCare Funding Cut May 25, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 2 Comments on Lawmakers Need to Head off Medicaid, PeachCare Funding Cut Posted by Timothy Sweeney Georgians who depend on two key programs for health coverage are threatened by funding cuts, and policymakers need to prevent that from happening. Medicaid and PeachCare help more Georgians than ever receive much needed health care, particularly children. That’s crucial when so many Americans have lost jobs that provided health insurance […] Read more » Blog Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts cigarette tax health hospital fee medicaid PeachCare Tim Sweeney
