Overview of Recent Changes to GA State Health Benefit Plan
Timothy Sweeney
March 6, 2014
Given by: Timothy Sweeney, Director of Health Policy | March 5, 2014 Overview of Recent Changes to GA State Health Benefit Plan
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Georgia’s Rush to Privatize Child Foster Care Could Lock in Reduced Funding
Melissa Johnson
March 5, 2014
Georgia lawmakers are in an unnecessary rush to reform the state’s child welfare system to meet a deadline that is likely to be extended. The push to adopt SB 350, a bill that would privatize all child welfare services except
False Choices Cloud Medicaid Expansion Debate
Alan Essig
March 3, 2014
Who says Georgia can’t have first-rate schools, a quality health care system and a public safety net that offers support to some of the most vulnerable Georgians? Some state leaders who oppose Medicaid expansion in Georgia, that’s who. Bills to
Drug Testing Food Stamp and Welfare Recipients is a Waste of Time and Money
Melissa Johnson
February 28, 2014
Representatives in the Georgia House are considering a proposal to start “suspicion-based” drug testing for people who receive public assistance. If House Bill 772 becomes law, applicants for benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food
Fact Check: Georgia Gets Money’s Worth from Medicaid
Timothy Sweeney
February 26, 2014
It’s frustrating to hear the cost-effectiveness of Georgia’s existing Medicaid program bashed as opponents of eligibility expansion stretch for reasons to justify legislation rushing through the General Assembly this year. Georgia gets a great value from its investment in Medicaid
Analyze Incentives Before Giving Tax Breaks
Wesley Tharpe
February 26, 2014
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution A while back, my wife and I got word that Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds were taking a break from filming to eat at an Atlanta restaurant near our home. Like any rational human
New Report Shows Georgia’s Opportunity to Uplift Low-Income Working Moms
Melissa Johnson
February 25, 2014
Forty-one percent of Georgia’s low-income working families are headed by women and 46 percent of these mothers have no college education according to a new report by the Working Poor Families Project. Georgia was home to 402,000 low-income working families
Medicaid Expansion Opposition Enters Absurd Territory
Timothy Sweeney
February 25, 2014
Georgia’s House Judiciary Committee this week gave approval to a puzzling one-two punch of legislation aimed at distancing the state from expanding Medicaid eligibility. House Bill 990 seems straight forward enough. It attempts to require the General Assembly to give
Roadblock to Medicaid Expansion a Threat to Middle Georgia
Timothy Sweeney
February 24, 2014
As published in the Macon Telegraph on February 23, 2014. What would you think about a new state law that threatens to cost the 11-county Middle Georgia region 3,300 jobs and about $1.8 billion in federal funding over 10 years?
Medicaid Expansion Could Cover at Least Half of Working Age Adults in Most Georgia Counties
Timothy Sweeney
February 21, 2014
If you are an uninsured person who lives in Bibb County and earns less than $16,100, or are in a family of that makes less than $27,300 a year, you and about 52 percent of county residents like you could
