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Sine Die 2023 Recap
Legislative Session 2023 finished in the usual flurry of maneuvers and votes that lasted until the final minutes …
Crossover Day 2023: Modest Safety Net Reforms Advance; Tax Rebates and School Vouchers Create Potential Budget Holes
Yesterday, March 6, marked Crossover Day 2023, the day by which a bill generally must pass out of …
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s behavioral health and developmental disabilities …
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Community Health
Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s health care safety net with …
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Public Health
Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s state public health system with …
Money Matters: Comparing the Costs of Full Medicaid Expansion to the Pathways to Coverage Program
Updated February 22, 2023: In the October 2020 Pathways to Coverage approval letter, it was estimated …
2023 Policy Priorities
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s goal is to shine a light on people-first policies that help all …
Keeping Georgians Covered: Tools for Minimizing the Harm of the Medicaid Unwinding
Updated February 1, 2023: On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 was signed …
Long-term Health Impact of COVID-19: Planning for Children Who Have Lost a Caregiver and Adults Experiencing Long COVID
Thank you to Mandy Alderman of COVID Survivors for Change for sharing her personal story. In 2021, COVID-19 …
Getting the Green Light for Health Care: An Update on Efforts to Get More Georgians Covered
Updated January 10, 2023: In August 2022, a federal judge in Georgia cleared the way for …
Georgia’s Abortion Ban Threatens Violence and Economic Insecurity for Black Women
Georgia’s history is fraught with violence against Black women. Deriving from the painful origins of slavery, where Black …
PRESS RELEASE: Georgia Must Reinforce Health and Safety Net Ecosystem in The Wake of The 11th Circuit Decision
RELEASE: Georgia Must Reinforce Health and Safety Net Ecosystem in The Wake of The 11th Circuit Decision ATLANTA …
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