GBPI In The News More than 63,000 Georgia kids lost Medicaid access to doctor last month snared in red tape July 31, 2023 / August 9, 2023 by Anthony Hill Children accounted for about two-thirds of the nearly 96,000 Georgians who lost their Medicaid coverage last month as part of the nationwide unwinding of a pandemic-era federal policy. And most of the children – 63,481 of them – had their health insurance terminated for procedural reasons, according to information provided by the state Department of […] Read more » CHIP health-care medicaid medicaid unwinding
GBPI In The News Nearly 100,000 low-income Georgians lost Medicaid health coverage last month July 13, 2023 / July 31, 2023 by Anthony Hill More Georgians who went through the Medicaid unwinding process last month lost their coverage than kept it, with nearly 100,000 people dropped from the public health insurance program in just one month, according to new state data released Wednesday. The people who went through Medicaid redetermination last month represent the largest group yet to go […] Read more » CHIP health-care medicaid medicaid unwinding
GBPI In The News The Associated Press: Georgia launches Medicaid expansion in closely watched test of work requirements June 30, 2023 / July 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill | 1 Comment on The Associated Press: Georgia launches Medicaid expansion in closely watched test of work requirements ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you. But advocates decry the plan, which will insure far fewer people than a full expansion of the state-federal Medicaid program, as needlessly restrictive and expensive. The program […] Read more » health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion Pathways to Coverage work requirements
GBPI In The News Politico: Georgia’s Medicaid is on lawmakers’ minds June 20, 2023 / July 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill ALL EYES ON GEORGIA’S MEDICAID — Georgia is set to become the first state in five years to add work requirements to Medicaid, a move likely to be scrutinized amid a national debate over the issue, POLITICO’s Robert King reports. On July 1, the state will launch the Georgia Pathways to Coverage program, which offers […] Read more » health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion Pathways to Coverage
GBPI In The News WABE: First batch of Georgians lose Medicaid, PeachCare for Kids during ‘unwinding’ June 12, 2023 / July 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill The Georgia Department of Community Health reports at least 1,581 Georgians on Medicaid are losing their health insurance during the so-called Medicaid unwinding that is now underway across the country. For months, health advocates have sounded the alarm that many who remain eligible for coverage could be cut off for avoidable problems, such as missing […] Read more » health-care Medicaid Expansion medicaid unwinding PeachCare
Budget and Taxes Press Releases & Statements RELEASE: GBPI Examines the Current State of Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas in Post-Pandemic Georgia May 11, 2023 / September 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill RELEASE: GBPI Examines the Current State of Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas in Post-Pandemic Georgia ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute released a blog titled ‘Surviving not Thriving: Post-Pandemic Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas in Georgia.’ In this analysis, we examine the shortcomings of Georgia policies in supporting […] Read more » Economic Justice economic mobility health health-care Press Release
GBPI In The News COVID-era funding largesse for health care about to end May 5, 2023 / May 19, 2023 by Anthony Hill America’s three-year experiment with an approximation of European-style universal health care will come to an end May 11 when the federal public health emergency brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic expires. A series of health-care and insurance-coverage provisions that were put in place to deal with the pandemic are about to go away, which experts […] Read more » American Rescue Plan COVID-19 pandemic Economic Justice health-care worker justice
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Press Releases & Statements GBPI Statement on the Signage of SB 65 May 2, 2023 / September 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill GBPI Statement on the Signage of SB 65 ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute released a statement in response to the Governor’s signage of Senate Bill 65, which authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to establish a state-based marketplace, shifting Georgia away from Healthcare.gov. Launching two new, state-run health care programs—a state-based marketplace and […] Read more » health health-care Pathways to Coverage Press Release statement
Budget and Taxes Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: On Tax Day, Georgia Should Commit to Reimagining the Tax Code to Promote Equity and Shared Prosperity April 18, 2023 / September 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill PRESS RELEASE: On Tax Day, Georgia Should Commit to Reimagining the Tax Code to Promote Equity and Shared Prosperity ATLANTA, GEORGIA — This Tax Day, Georgians are living under a state tax system designed to favor the wealthy and special-interest corporations, who pay a smaller share of their income in state and local taxes than […] Read more » health health-care immigration Press Release
Cover GA Health Justice Leah Chan People Powered Prosperity Toolkits 2023 Georgia Medicaid Unwinding: Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit March 24, 2023 / September 20, 2023 by Leah Chan Starting in April 2023, Georgia will have about a year to unwind the pandemic-era Medicaid continuous coverage policy and re-determine the eligibility of all Georgians who get their health care coverage through Medicaid and PeachCare. This will put unprecedented pressure on our state agencies and our health care system and could result in major coverage […] Read more » health health-care medicaid medicaid expandsion medicaid unwinding
