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Lawmakers Need to Head off Medicaid, PeachCare Funding Cut

Posted by Timothy Sweeney Georgians who depend on two key programs for health coverage are threatened by funding ...
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FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Public Health

Georgia’s public health challenges such as obesity, infectious disease and low birthweight continue to increase in importance, but ...
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FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities was established as a stand-alone agency beginning in FY 2010 ...
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FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Community Health

Despite enrollment growth to Georgia’s Medicaid and PeachCare programs and the increased cost of health care in recent ...
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Opinion Editorial: Penny wise and pound foolish school budgets

The Columbus Ledger Enquirer Editorial Board cites research from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute in its recent ...
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FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services

The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services report examines key trends within the Department of Human Resources (DHS), ...
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Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

The TANF federal allocation, which states receive each federal fiscal year (October – September) has several components. For ...
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FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education

The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education report reviews the enacted FY 2013 budget and the impact it ...
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FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Higher Education

A review of the enacted FY 2013 budget for Higher Education examines the new normal era of fewer ...
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Plan to Cut Medicaid Will Cost Georgia

Posted by Timothy Sweeney Georgia would lose billions of dollars and thousands of children, seniors and modest-income workers ...
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2012 – Tax Bills Have High Short-Term Cost; Comprehensive Reform Still Needed

State leaders have already cut nearly $2 billion in spending since before the recession, a truly massive blow ...
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HOPE Awards and HOPE Dollars, Distribution of Hope Benefits by Institution and Household Income

Examining HOPE awards across household incomes, by institution, and factoring in tuition costs provides a telling picture of ...

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