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Georgia Seeks New Medicaid Changes in Response to COVID-19
Download PDF On March 28, 2020, the Georgia Department of Community Health submitted four plans to the federal government…
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Eligibility for Georgia Unemployment Insurance
Download PDF With thousands of Georgians across the state being laid off from their jobs, unemployment insurance (UI) is one…
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CARES Act to Deliver Booster Shot of Additional Relief to Families, Economy Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Download PDF Key Takeaways The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed by Congress is a $2.2…
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Georgia Won’t Thrive if People Don’t Survive
Key Takeaways: Years of disinvestment, poor public health infrastructure and systemic barriers have exposed Georgians’ vulnerability—particularly for those with low…
Atlanta’s Low-Wage Workers: Most at Risk, First to be Cut in Crisis
As virus-linked actions slam the brakes on the metro Atlanta economy, the first to be hurt are the workers who…
The Coronavirus’s Harsher Reality for the Most Vulnerable
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is creating new burdens and exacerbating existing ones for Americans at the economic margins. Government has…
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It is Time to Bolster Georgia’s Unemployment Insurance System
Download PDF As of March 26, 2020, the Department of Labor has extended the Unemployment Insurance benefits duration to 26…
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act to Provide Georgians with Initial Wave of Assistance
Late in the evening on March 18, President Trump signed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The…
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Fighting COVID-19 in Georgia With Medicaid and New Funding
The first cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Georgia were reported on March 3, 2020, and the number of people…
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