Tax Credit for Contributions to Rural Hospitals
Bill analysis updated on Mar. 10, 2016. Please see updated draft. Georgia lawmakers are considering a $250 million tax credit…
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New State Health Budget Traps 300K Georgians in Coverage Gap
The proposed 2017 budget for the Department of Community Health directs $2.5 billion from the state general fund to operate…
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Overview: 2017 Budget for Department of Community Health
The proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year starting July 1, 2016 directs $2.59 billion from the general fund to…
Struggling Health Care System Just Part of What Ails Rural Georgia
Georgia is burdened with a host of health challenges across the state, from an uninsured rate that ranks among the…
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Understanding Medicaid in Georgia and the Opportunity to Improve It
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and Georgians for a Healthy Future today announce the joint release of “Understanding Medicaid…
Georgia’s Need to Close Coverage Gap Flagged by New Census Report
Nearly 300,000 fewer Georgians went without health insurance in 2014 compared to 2013, a decline of about 15 percent, according…
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Supreme Court Ruling Frees Georgia to Turn Attention to Closing Coverage Gap
Today the U.S. Supreme Court again upheld a key component of the Affordable Care Act against a politically-driven effort to…
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Mixed Bag for Georgians’ Health Care in 2015 Legislature
Georgia lawmakers left town earlier this month after producing a 2016 state spending plan that invests no more money overall…
Missed Opportunity to Extend Health Care to More Georgians
Georgia is home to the fifth most residents without health coverage of any state according to 2013 data, the latest available.…
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