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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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
Sales Tax Flexibility Not Enough to Solve Georgia’s School Funding Crisis
Claire Suggs
February 19, 2014
Bill Analysis: House Resolution 1109 and House Bill 802 The General Assembly is considering putting a constitutional amendment to a statewide vote to give school districts greater flexibility to spend sales tax money. Districts continue to struggle financially due to
Adding Up the Net Cost of Medicaid Expansion – $353 Million for 10 Years
Timothy Sweeney
February 18, 2014
If Georgia expands Medicaid today, more than $33 billion of new federal funding will flow to the state over the next 10 years, which would generate about $1.8 billion in new state revenue during the decade, according to forecasts from
Tax Resolutions Could Put Georgia Lawmakers in a Bind
Wesley Tharpe
February 5, 2014
Bill Analysis: Senate Resolution 415 Georgia legislators are proposing a constitutional amendment that would limit the state’s ability to adequately meet the needs of its people in the future. The proposal, Senate Resolution 415, would call for a referendum to
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education
Claire Suggs
January 29, 2014
Funding Inches Up, Gaps Persist Georgia’s proposed $1.94 billion budget for higher education in the 2015 fiscal year adds some much needed money for several key initiatives compared to the prior year. However most of the increase just keeps pace
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for Business Subsidies
Wesley Tharpe
January 24, 2014
State Support for Private Sector Remains High Georgia plans to spend about $683 million on various tax breaks and economic development programs to subsidize private businesses in the upcoming 2015 fiscal year. This high level of support for Georgia’s private
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year for Medicaid and PeachCare
Timothy Sweeney
January 22, 2014
The governor’s budget proposal for the 2015 fiscal year adds a net increase of $143 million more than 2014 in new state money for Georgia’s Medicaid and PeachCare programs, which are administered by the Department of Community Health. The state
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs
Claire Suggs
January 22, 2014
Funding for Pre-Kindergarten and HOPE Falls Short of Students’ Needs The governor’s proposed $948 million budget for the state’s lottery-funded programs in the 2015 fiscal year falls short of what is needed to provide Georgians broad access to pre-kindergarten and
Overview: Georgia’s 2015 Fiscal Year Human Services Budget
Melissa Johnson
January 21, 2014
Strategic Additions Made to DHS Budget; Service Cuts Since Recession Retained The governor’s $516.1 million budget proposal for the 2015 fiscal year makes strategic additions to help protect Georgia’s children and adults, but falls far short of restoring funds to
