Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Policy Areas Reducing Exemptions is Good Tax Reform, But Taxing Groceries is Highly Regressive December 8, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff All exemptions, credits, and deductions should be examined and weighed against each other and against the principles of tax reform. The grocery exemption, in particular, increases equity and should be weighed against other tax breaks with an equity lens. Eliminating the deduction for state income taxes offers an alternative worth considering. Download the PDF. Read more » Fact Sheet State Budget State Taxes tax exemptions
Fact Sheets Health Justice What is in Store for Georgia’s Medicaid Enrollment? December 8, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The new healthcare law (the Affordable Care Act) increases eligibility for Medicaid and provides states significant new funding to pay for the expansion. This fact sheet summarizes the Medicaid expansion and how the billions in new federal funding will help increase health coverage for hundreds of thousands of uninsured Georgians. Download the PDF. Read more » Affordable Care Act Fact Sheet health medicaid
Fact Sheets Health Justice Policy Areas Georgia & Federal Government Ensure Elderly and Newborns Have Safety Net November 8, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Georgia’s Medicaid program is a significant payer of healthcare services for some of Georgia’s most vulnerable residents. This fact sheet provides an overview about who is served by the Medicaid program, how costs vary by population, and the income-eligibility criteria for Georgia’s Medicaid and PeachCare programs. Download the PDF. Read more » elderly Fact Sheet health medicaid newborns PeachCare
Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Georgia Can Promote a Pathway from Poverty to the Middle Class October 19, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff One in five Georgia children live in poverty. This fact sheet provides the latest Census data on poverty in Georgia and recommends an Economic Security Task Force, as well as adequate funding of vital public services. Download the PDF. Read more » Census Data Economic Security Fact Sheet middle class poverty Safety Net
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Policy Areas New Federal Tax Credit Benefits 84% of Small Businesses in Georgia October 12, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The new healthcare law (the Affordable Care Act) includes new tax credits to help small businesses provide health insurance for their employees. This fact sheet examines the new tax credits and how they could help nearly 120,000 small businesses in Georgia better afford health coverage for their employees. Download the PDF. Read more » Affordable Care Act Fact Sheet Federal Budget & Taxes Federal Tax Credit health health insurance small businesses
Fact Sheets Health Justice Policy Areas More Georgians Lack Employer Coverage October 8, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff This fact sheet provides the latest Affordable Care Act on health coverage and uninsured rates for Georgia. The data shows the dramatic gap in coverage for low-income working age adults, and describes how the Affordable Care Act will expand access for these Georgians. Download the PDF. Read more » Affordable Care Act Employer Coverage Fact Sheet health health coverage Uninsured
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Policy Areas Georgia is Depending on Congress to Avert a Medicaid Crisis June 9, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Georgia’s new budget assumes Recovery Act Medicaid funds will be extended past Dec. 31, when it is expires. The Senate is considering legislation to extend it temporarily (the House already stripped it out of a bill). Without it, Georgia would need to find hundreds of millions in new revenues or significant new budget cuts this […] Read more » Fact Sheet Federal Budget & Taxes health medicaid Recovery Act State Budget
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Policy Areas Lawmakers Should Find new Revenue to Ensure Health Care for the Most Vulnerable April 1, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Georgia’s Medicaid program needs nearly $1 billion for FY 2011 and FY 2012. This shortfall is not due to a program out of control, but rather is a result of the steep revenue decline from the current recession. One option lawmakers can pursue is enacting House Bill 307, which generates $169 million by implementing a […] Read more » Fact Sheet FY 2011 FY 2012 HB 307 health House Bill 307 medicaid
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Capital Gains Tax Breaks, 2010 April 1, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Capital gains tax preferences are costly, inequitable, and ineffective. They deprive states of millions of dollars in needed funds, benefit almost exclusively the very wealthiest members of society, and fail to promote economic growth in the manner their proponents claim. Download the PDF. Read more » Capital Gains Tax Breaks Fact Sheet State Taxes
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Policy Areas Most Drastic Cuts Endanger Those Hurt By The Recession. March 26, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Governor Perdue recently ordered three percent more in cuts to the Department of Human Services (DHS), which is charged with protecting the most vulnerable Georgians, such as abused children and the elderly. Download the PDF. Read more » Department of Human Services Fact Sheet State Budget State Taxes
