Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney New Revenue Needed To Invest in Medicaid August 23, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 4 Comments on New Revenue Needed To Invest in Medicaid Posted by Timothy Sweeney Today at the Department of Community Health Board meeting, the state failed to outline how it would address its funding shortfall and instead chose to blame the federal government’s lack of “flexibility” for funding issues facing Medicaid and PeachCare programs. But blaming the federal government for the state’s budget woes is […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Press Press Releases & Statements New Revenue Needed To Invest in Medicaid August 23, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney releases the following statement in response to the Department of Community Health Board meeting today. “Instead of blaming Washington for Georgia’s shortcomings, lawmakers should take a balanced approach that includes new revenues so the state can properly invest in this important area. Contrary to what the commissioner implied, […] Read more » medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Blog K-12 Education Taifa Smith Butler Powerball: Where the Dollars Go August 20, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler | 2 Comments on Powerball: Where the Dollars Go Posted by Taifa S. Butler When the Powerball jackpot reached more than $320 million last week — the fourth-largest jackpot ever – that was good news for Georgia students, since the more lottery tickets people buy, the more money there is for HOPE college scholarships. Of course, you must play to win. And the odds […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education HOPE Scholarship Taifa Smith Butler
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes Spending reductions, recurring budget deficits August 15, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 2 Comments on Spending reductions, recurring budget deficits Posted by Alan Essig As published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Here is an opinion piece from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s executive director Alan Essig on Georgia’s fiscal crisis and the solutions that help move the state forward. The numbers don’t add up for Georgia. They haven’t in years – and they won’t any […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts State Budget state revenue
Blog Wesley Tharpe Sales Tax Holidays Are a Bum Deal for Georgians August 8, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 2 Comments on Sales Tax Holidays Are a Bum Deal for Georgians Posted by Wesley Tharpe The thousands of Georgians who will head to shopping centers this weekend for the two-day sales tax holiday on back-to-school items will be getting much less than they bargained for. Despite all the media coverage of excited families stocking-up and elected officials patting themselves on the back for the politically popular […] Read more » Sales Tax Tax Holiday Wesley Tharpe
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
