GBPI In The News Georgia’s Gov. Nathan Deal being left behind as other Republican governors endorse Medicaid expansion February 10, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney’s op-ed on Medicaid expansion is featured in the Saporta Report; read full article here. Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Author Budget and Taxes Health Justice Reports Timothy Sweeney Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Public Health Budget February 8, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Georgia’s Investment Does Not Keep Pace With Growing Needs The governor’s proposed budget includes about as much general fund support for Georgia’s public health programs as it did in 2001. Meanwhile, Georgia’s population grew by 21.2 percent from 2000 to 2012, a rate nearly twice that of the country as a whole during the same […] Read more » health State Budget Tim Sweeney
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney More GOP Governor Support Emerges for Medicaid Expansion February 6, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on More GOP Governor Support Emerges for Medicaid Expansion This week, two more Republican governors came out in support for taking advantage of new federal funding to ensure health coverage for more of their state’s residents. Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder bring to six the number of GOP governors who have announced they will move forward to expand Medicaid. Even […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Author Fact Sheets Health Justice Timothy Sweeney The Facts About Georgia’s Hospital Provider Fee and Why Allowing it to Expire Would be a Mistake January 31, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The Georgia hospital provider fee, or Medicaid assessment, expires on June 30, 2013. The following answers to some frequently asked questions will help you understand the fee’s purpose and the ramifications if lawmakers allow it expire. Download the fact sheet. Read more » health Tim Sweeney
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Republican Governors Warming Up to Medicaid, What About Georgia? January 17, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney In this week’s State of the State address, Gov. Nathan Deal reiterated his opposition to using Medicaid to expand access to health coverage in Georgia, even as several other Republican governors recently expressed intentions to take advantage of the substantial new federal resources for their health care systems. To be clear, the state of health […] Read more » health Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney If Not Medicaid Expansion, What is the Plan? January 16, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Posted by Timothy Sweeney Gov. Nathan Deal announced today, in no uncertain terms, that he intends to leave half-a-million Georgians without health insurance, even though the state has an affordable way to get them coverage. By strongly reiterating his opposition to expanding Medicaid, he practically guaranteed that Georgia will remain stuck with a substandard health […] Read more » health Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney GBPI Joins Cover Georgia to Urge Health Care Expansion January 10, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Posted by Timothy Sweeney The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute today joined doctors, hospitals, patients and other nonprofits to announce Cover Georgia, a new coalition of more than 40 organizations working together to urge state officials to bring health coverage to hundreds of thousands of Georgians and boost Georgia’s economy by expanding Medicaid. Nearly two […] Read more » health Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News New Medicaid debate: hospital ‘bed tax’ renewal January 8, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on the Georgia hospital bed tax renewal; read full article here. Read more » health Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Report: Medicaid expansion would bring state more than $30 billion November 27, 2012 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid expansion; read full article here. Read more » health medicaid Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Georgia cedes control of health insurance exchange to feds November 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney is quoted in this article on Georgia’s decision health insurance exchanges; read full article here. Read more » Affordable Care Act health
