Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Lawmakers Need to Head off Medicaid, PeachCare Funding Cut May 25, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 2 Comments on 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 cuts, and policymakers need to prevent that from happening. Medicaid and PeachCare help more Georgians than ever receive much needed health care, particularly children. That’s crucial when so many Americans have lost jobs that provided health insurance […] Read more » Blog Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts cigarette tax health hospital fee medicaid PeachCare Tim Sweeney
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Plan to Cut Medicaid Will Cost Georgia May 10, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Posted by Timothy Sweeney Georgia would lose billions of dollars and thousands of children, seniors and modest-income workers could lose access to needed health care under a plan to radically alter Medicaid that was recently passed by the U.S. House. If the House plan developed by Congressman Paul Ryan — to deeply cut federal funding […] Read more » Blog health medicaid Tim Sweeney
Blog Clare S. Richie Food Assistance for Georgians under Attack in Congress May 3, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Clare Richie | 1 Comment on Food Assistance for Georgians under Attack in Congress Posted by Clare S. Richie Next week, the House of Representatives is expected to pass deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – previously known as food stamps. Every Georgia family that participates in SNAP would see their food assistance eliminated or cut. Children, seniors, and people with disabilities would be among the […] Read more » Blog Clare Richie Economic Security Food Assistance Safety Net SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Blog Budget and Taxes Why Georgia Needs its Income Tax April 25, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Why Georgia Needs its Income Tax With Georgia’s economy still lagging behind, state leaders are desperate for solutions. In recent years, some have called for repealing or significantly reducing the state’s income tax, arguing that shifting toward a “consumption tax” – in other words, the sales tax – would make Georgia more competitive. While lowering income taxes might sound like a […] Read more » Blog State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Getting Georgians’ Money Worth on Tax Expenditures April 19, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 2 Comments on Getting Georgians’ Money Worth on Tax Expenditures Posted by Wesley Tharpe Looking to grow their economies and create jobs, lawmakers across the country spend billions each year on various tax credits, exemptions, and deductions for businesses in their state. Georgia is certainly no exception, with business tax incentives currently costing taxpayers more than $100 million each year. But according to a new […] Read more » Blog State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Blog K-12 Education Taifa Smith Butler The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Features GBPI Op-ed: Less HOPE for those who contribute larger share of their income to the lottery April 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler | 5 Comments on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Features GBPI Op-ed: Less HOPE for those who contribute larger share of their income to the lottery As posted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Posted by Taifa Smith Butler Georgia’s commitment to graduate 250,000 more college students by 2020 is a worthy goal — and a necessary one if the state wants to remain competitive in an economy that increasingly requires knowledgeable, highly skilled workers. Ensuring that Georgians can afford to attend universities […] Read more » Blog Education HOPE Scholarship Taifa Smith Butler
Blog Wesley Tharpe Many Georgians Paying Taxes to their Boss April 12, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Many Georgians Paying Taxes to their Boss To hard-working Georgians, it may come as a surprise that the state taxes many of them pay on their wages aren’t going toward local schools, roads, health care or public safety —they’re going right back into their employer’s pockets. Georgia is one of only 16 states that divert public money in this way to subsidize […] Read more » Blog State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Features GBPI Op-ed: Law vital to health system April 5, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney As posted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Timothy Sweeney Last week’s Supreme Court arguments over the Affordable Care Act obscured a key fact: People in Georgia and nationwide are already getting better care under the law. Millions more will benefit in years to come if it stands. If it doesn’t, we’ll be right back where […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Atlanta Journal-Constitution Blog health Op-Ed Tim Sweeney
Blog Timothy Sweeney The Best is Yet to Come – Affordable Care Act Will Offer More Coverage Options in 2014 March 29, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on The Best is Yet to Come – Affordable Care Act Will Offer More Coverage Options in 2014 Over the past few days, we’ve documented the many benefits that national health care reform has already brought to Georgia. If the Supreme Court upholds the law, Georgians will see a substantial increase in the benefits when the law is fully implemented in 2014. More families and individuals will have access to affordable health coverage […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Blog health medicaid Tim Sweeney
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Long-term Health Care Improves Under the Affordable Care Act March 28, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 3 Comments on Long-term Health Care Improves Under the Affordable Care Act Posted by: Timothy Sweeney As a result of the Affordable Care Act, Georgians with long-term health care needs will be more self-sufficient and receive more services in their homes and their communities. Since hospitals, nursing homes and other institutions cost more than home or community care, health reform is also a great deal for Georgia […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Blog health Tim Sweeney
