Blog Timothy Sweeney Census Data Underscores Urgency for Medicaid Expansion September 14, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Posted by Timothy Sweeney Georgia once again was among the worst in the country in terms of health insurance coverage, according to new Census data released Wednesday. But a closer look at the numbers offers insights on who is hardest hit and how the state can help Georgians get the health insurance they need. Nearly […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Press Press Releases & Statements Census Data Highlight Success of Affordable Care Act; Need for Georgia to Expand Medicaid September 12, 2012 / April 9, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Census Data Highlight Success of Affordable Care Act; Need for Georgia to Expand Medicaid FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA – New Census data shows that nearly 1.9 million Georgians under age 65, more than 20 percent of this population,went without health insurance coverage from 2010-2011, putting Georgia among the bottom ten states for access to health coverage. Since before the recession (2006-2007), the number of Georgians under age 65 without […] Read more »
Press Press Releases & Statements Census Data: Current Population Survey (CPS) vs. American Community Survey (ACS) September 11, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin The U.S. Census Bureau will release its estimates of 2011 health insurance coverage from the Current Population Survey (CPS) on the morning of Wednesday, September 12. In the afternoon, following the Bureau’s Current Population Survey release, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute will provide a news release summarizing and analyzing the Census estimates on health […] Read more »
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes K-12 Education State Budget Cuts Equal Tuition Increases for Georgia’s Technical College Students September 7, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on State Budget Cuts Equal Tuition Increases for Georgia’s Technical College Students The Governor’s request for another 3 percent budget cut will mean less money for Georgia’s technical colleges, forcing a 13 percent tuition increase for students and delivering another blow to the state’s economic future. Beginning in January, a student taking a full 15-hour course load will see a $150 increase in tuition per semester. All […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts HOPE Scholarship State Budget Technical College System of Georgia
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Georgia’s Revenue and Investment Fall to Nationwide Lows September 7, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe When it comes to investing in a prosperous future, Georgia has gone from the middle of the pack in 1989 to near the bottom today. That’s the conclusion of a new report by Georgia State University’s Fiscal Research Center that should be required reading for policymakers who take pride in slashing revenue and spending to […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts revenues State Budget State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Access to Quality Pre-K Classrooms Key to Georgia Remaining a Leader in Early Learning August 30, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 1 Comment on Access to Quality Pre-K Classrooms Key to Georgia Remaining a Leader in Early Learning Georgia’s reputation as a leader in early childhood education is slipping away. Despite an abundance of evidence that early learning is a key to success later in life, particularly for low-income and at-risk youth, recent spending cuts mean Georgia’s Pre-Kindergarten program will serve 2,000 fewer children in the coming school year. Class sizes have grown, […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education Pre-K pre-K funding
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Expanding Medicaid to cover more Georgians is a great deal for Georgia August 29, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 3 Comments on Expanding Medicaid to cover more Georgians is a great deal for Georgia Posted by Timothy Sweeney Despite Governor Deal’s recent comments indicating that he is unlikely to expand Medicaid, doing so remains Georgia’s best and most affordable option to make health insurance available to hundreds of thousands of Georgians who currently lack it. Financially, the expansion is a great deal for Georgia because the federal government will […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Fact Sheets Library Policy Areas Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Georgia Still Recovering in Fits and Starts August 29, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Georgia continues to gradually recover jobs lost during the Great Recession, according to recently released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Georgia kept pace with the national average in job growth over the past 12 month and created more jobs than all but six other states during the past three. While these are […] Read more » jobs count State of Working Georgia Wesley Tharpe
Blog Budget and Taxes Clare S. Richie The Shell Game Continues August 27, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Clare Richie Posted by Clare S. Richie The game of robbing Peter to pay Paul continues in Georgia. To keep one critical budget intact, the Department of Human Services (DHS) is proposing cuts to two other critical programs. In the end, everybody loses. DHS proposes to fill some gaps in the amended 2013 budget by shuffling around […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Clare Richie Department of Human Services State Budget
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes Without New Revenue, Outlook is Bleak for Upcoming Budgets August 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig Another round of damaging cuts to schools, health care, public safety and other vital services is looming unless the governor and General Assembly take a balanced approach to the state’s ongoing budget crisis, one that includes additional revenue. Despite four years of crippling cuts, revenues continue to lag, and the Governor’s Office of Planning and […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts State Budget
