Fact Sheets
Georgia Veterans Would Gain Health Coverage Through Expansion
If Georgia expands Medicaid in 2014, nearly 25,000 uninsured veterans and 7,000 of their spouses could get health ...
Georgia Making Progress, Still a Steep Hill to Climb
Georgia’s economy is adding jobs at a strong pace compared to other states, according to the most recent ...
Official Figures Overstate Fiscal Impact of Medicaid Expansion
State officials claim Medicaid expansion is unaffordable by overstating the real cost of covering newly eligible Georgians. State ...
The Dollars and Sense of Expanding Medicaid in Georgia
Georgia should take advantage of new federal funding to expand Medicaid in 2014 to boost Georgia’s economy and ...
The Facts About Georgia’s Hospital Provider Fee and Why Allowing it to Expire Would be a Mistake
The Georgia hospital provider fee, or Medicaid assessment, expires on June 30, 2013. The following answers to some ...
Georgia Still Adding Jobs, though Public Sector Lagging Behind
Though still not firing on all cylinders, Georgia’s economy continues to add jobs at a comparatively strong pace, ...
Georgia Poverty Still on the Rise, With Children Hit Hardest
Nearly one in five Georgians, and one out of four children, live in poverty, according to 2011 U.S. ...
Medicaid Expansion Would Benefit Georgia Parents and Other Adults Without Insurance
Georgia has a chance to dramatically increase access to health coverage and to improve the lives of hundreds ...
Georgia’s Job Recovery Picking Up Steam, But Not Fast Enough for Struggling Families
Though still not firing on all cylinders, Georgia’s economy has created jobs at a comparatively strong pace over ...
Georgia Still Recovering in Fits and Starts
Georgia continues to gradually recover jobs lost during the Great Recession, according to recently released data from the ...
Jobs Recovery Picking Up Steam, Though Troubling Signs Remain
A look at job growth in Georgia finds the last few months have been the strongest stretch of ...
HB 347 Reduces Unemployment Benefits for Georgia Workers to Repay Federal Loan
Under the General Assembly’s plan to repay the $746.8 million federal loan Georgia borrowed to meet its unemployment insurance ...
