Fact Sheets Library Policy Areas Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Jobs Recovery Picking Up Steam, Though Troubling Signs Remain June 29, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Jobs Recovery Picking Up Steam, Though Troubling Signs Remain A look at job growth in Georgia finds the last few months have been the strongest stretch of growth since the start of the Great Recession in December 2007. Though job creation ticked above the national average over the past six months, Georgia was among the hardest hit states by the Great Recession and remains […] Read more » Fact Sheet Great Recession Jobs 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
Press Press Releases & Statements Major Victory for the Nearly 2 Million Georgians Currently Living Without Health Insurance June 28, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney releases the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional is a major victory for the nearly two million Georgians currently living without health insurance. The new law will […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health SCOTUS Supreme Court 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
Clare S. Richie Fact Sheets HB 347 Reduces Unemployment Benefits for Georgia Workers to Repay Federal Loan June 20, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on HB 347 Reduces Unemployment Benefits for Georgia Workers to Repay Federal Loan Under the General Assembly’s plan to repay the $746.8 million federal loan Georgia borrowed to meet its unemployment insurance obligations during the recession, laid-off Georgians will lose their state unemployment benefits faster, while employers will receive a permanent cut in their unemployment insurance (UI) obligations. The new law means struggling families will bear most of the […] Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security HB 347 House Bill 347 Safety Net UI 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
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Public Health May 25, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Georgia’s public health challenges such as obesity, infectious disease and low birthweight continue to increase in importance, but Georgia’s per-capita investment in public health programs has declined in recent years due to a shrinking state funding commitment coupled with a growing state population. Download the full report. Related Materials: FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Public […] Read more » FY 2013 FY 2013 Budget Analysis health Public Health State Budget Tim Sweeney
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities May 25, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities was established as a stand-alone agency beginning in FY 2010 (July 1, 2009) after the break-up of the Department of Human Resources. While Georgia’s programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs sustained cuts in FY 2009 along with other state agencies, significant funding has […] Read more » Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities FY 2013 FY 2013 Budget Analysis health Health Policy Tim Sweeney
