Fact Sheets Health Justice What is in Store for Georgia’s Medicaid Enrollment? December 8, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The new healthcare law (the Affordable Care Act) increases eligibility for Medicaid and provides states significant new funding to pay for the expansion. This fact sheet summarizes the Medicaid expansion and how the billions in new federal funding will help increase health coverage for hundreds of thousands of uninsured Georgians. Download the PDF. Read more » Affordable Care Act Fact Sheet health medicaid
Budget and Taxes Policy Areas Reports Other States Take Action on Tax Breaks December 6, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Tax breaks are enacted each year and, once in the tax code, remain there without evaluation or scrutiny. These tax preferences shrink the tax base and many reduce fairness by shifting taxes onto other businesses and individuals who do not receive the exemption or cause lawmakers to reduce state services. Georgia can follow models other […] Read more » Reports State Taxes tax breaks tax code
Fact Sheets Health Justice Policy Areas Georgia & Federal Government Ensure Elderly and Newborns Have Safety Net November 8, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Georgia’s Medicaid program is a significant payer of healthcare services for some of Georgia’s most vulnerable residents. This fact sheet provides an overview about who is served by the Medicaid program, how costs vary by population, and the income-eligibility criteria for Georgia’s Medicaid and PeachCare programs. Download the PDF. Read more » elderly Fact Sheet health medicaid newborns PeachCare
Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Georgia Can Promote a Pathway from Poverty to the Middle Class October 19, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff One in five Georgia children live in poverty. This fact sheet provides the latest Census data on poverty in Georgia and recommends an Economic Security Task Force, as well as adequate funding of vital public services. Download the PDF. Read more » Census Data Economic Security Fact Sheet middle class poverty Safety Net
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Policy Areas New Federal Tax Credit Benefits 84% of Small Businesses in Georgia October 12, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The new healthcare law (the Affordable Care Act) includes new tax credits to help small businesses provide health insurance for their employees. This fact sheet examines the new tax credits and how they could help nearly 120,000 small businesses in Georgia better afford health coverage for their employees. Download the PDF. Read more » Affordable Care Act Fact Sheet Federal Budget & Taxes Federal Tax Credit health health insurance small businesses
Fact Sheets Health Justice Policy Areas More Georgians Lack Employer Coverage October 8, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff This fact sheet provides the latest Affordable Care Act on health coverage and uninsured rates for Georgia. The data shows the dramatic gap in coverage for low-income working age adults, and describes how the Affordable Care Act will expand access for these Georgians. Download the PDF. Read more » Affordable Care Act Employer Coverage Fact Sheet health health coverage Uninsured
Cash and Safety Net Policy Areas Reports Establishing an Economic Security Task Force in Georgia September 28, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The Great Recession has dramatically changed the face of poverty in Georgia. More middle class families are falling into poverty, while the working poor don’t have a pathway to the middle class. Both lack economic security. Following the lead of its Southern neighbors and local Georgia efforts, the state of Georgia can establish a task […] Read more » Economic Security Report Safety Net
Budget and Taxes Featured Policy Areas Reports Advancing Georgia’s 1930s Tax System to the Modern Day August 25, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The report offers recommendations to the 2010 Tax Reform Council that stress a workable combination of raising enough money to meet Georgia’s needs, updating the system to reflect today’s economy, and tying the system more closely to ability to pay. Download the PDF. Read more » Report State Taxes tax reform Tax Reform Council Tax System
Budget and Taxes Policy Areas Reports Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: Gov Vetoes Revenue Drains, but Signs Law to Raise Taxes on Poor July 26, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The General Assembly passed bills to raise $438 million and improve tax collections during the recent legislative session, but it continued to pass long-term tax cuts in this recession, disregarded other revenue proposals, and shifted taxes onto middle- and low-income Georgians. The governor vetoed a bill with the most costly tax breaks, but signed one […] Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes Report State Budget State Taxes
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Policy Areas Reports State Directs Majority of TANF Funds to Child Welfare Despite Rise in TANF Recipients for FY 2011 June 24, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff | 2 Comments on State Directs Majority of TANF Funds to Child Welfare Despite Rise in TANF Recipients for FY 2011 Georgia has 13.7% cumulatively less TANF funds than it had to use for families struggling to make ends meet prior to the Great Recession. Even with less available funding and rising poverty, policymakers continue to use 60% of TANF funds to replace state funds for child welfare-related services while cutting TANF funds from state programs […] Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security Report Safety Net State Budget TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
