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Recovery or Bust: Georgia’s Poor Left Behind
Melissa Johnson
March 7, 2014
Presentation: Melissa Johnson, Policy Analyst |March 4, 2014 Download the presentation.
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 ...
Georgia’s Rush to Privatize Child Foster Care Could Lock in Reduced Funding
Melissa Johnson
March 5, 2014
Georgia lawmakers are in an unnecessary rush to reform the state’s child welfare system to meet a deadline ...
False Choices Cloud Medicaid Expansion Debate
Alan Essig
March 3, 2014
Who says Georgia can’t have first-rate schools, a quality health care system and a public safety net that ...
Drug Testing Food Stamp and Welfare Recipients is a Waste of Time and Money
Melissa Johnson
February 28, 2014
Representatives in the Georgia House are considering a proposal to start “suspicion-based” drug testing for people who receive ...
Fact Check: Georgia Gets Money’s Worth from Medicaid
Timothy Sweeney
February 26, 2014
It’s frustrating to hear the cost-effectiveness of Georgia’s existing Medicaid program bashed as opponents of eligibility expansion stretch ...
Analyze Incentives Before Giving Tax Breaks
Wesley Tharpe
February 26, 2014
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution A while back, my wife and I got word that Scarlett Johansson ...
New Report Shows Georgia’s Opportunity to Uplift Low-Income Working Moms
Melissa Johnson
February 25, 2014
Forty-one percent of Georgia’s low-income working families are headed by women and 46 percent of these mothers have ...
Medicaid Expansion Opposition Enters Absurd Territory
Timothy Sweeney
February 25, 2014
Georgia’s House Judiciary Committee this week gave approval to a puzzling one-two punch of legislation aimed at distancing ...
Roadblock to Medicaid Expansion a Threat to Middle Georgia
Timothy Sweeney
February 24, 2014
As published in the Macon Telegraph on February 23, 2014. What would you think about a new state ...
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 ...
Opponents Inflate Cost of Medicaid Expansion in Georgia
Timothy Sweeney
February 19, 2014
Georgia lawmakers continue to overstate the cost of Medicaid expansion in the state as they press ahead with ...
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