Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Ruling on Affordable Care Act is a Victory for Georgia’s Uninsured – Now It’s Time for Georgia’s Leaders to Implement the Law June 28, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on Ruling on Affordable Care Act is a Victory for Georgia’s Uninsured – Now It’s Time for Georgia’s Leaders to Implement the Law Posted by Timothy Sweeney The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional is a major victory for efforts to improve access to affordable health care in our country. But the work is not done. Now it’s time for the state to act so Georgians can take advantage of new health care […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Blog health medicaid Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Weighing impact on Medicaid expansion, exchange June 28, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid expansion; he agrees that many Georgians would be left without health insurance if the state does not opt for Medicaid expansion. Read full article here. Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Local officials say federal healthcare ruling is basically the beginning of a joyous new day or the end of the world June 28, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Creative Loafing features GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney’s statement on the Supreme Court Affordable Care Act ruling. Read full article here. Read more » Affordable Care Act Creative Loafing health Supreme Court Thomas Wheatley Tim Sweeney
Press Press Releases & Statements Major Victory for the Nearly 2 Million Georgians Currently Living Without Health Insurance June 28, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney releases the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional is a major victory for the nearly two million Georgians currently living without health insurance. The new law will […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health SCOTUS Supreme Court Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Medicaid faces ‘daunting’ budget challenges June 15, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid’s $300 million shortfall; says Sweeney, “It’s evidence that the state budget is not adequate now to fund our current programs.” Read full article here. Read more » Andy Miller Georgia Health News health medicaid Medicaid shortfall Tim Sweeney
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Medicaid Redesign May 31, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 2 Comments on Medicaid Redesign Posted by Timothy Sweeney GBPI’s FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Community Health underscored issues with the pending Medicaid redesign that we should keep in mind. People who rely on Medicaid and PeachCare could face another challenge when the state rolls out its plan to “redesign” the two programs. Department officials have indicated that generating budgetary savings […] Read more » Community Health health medicaid Medicaid redesign PeachCare State Budget Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News State faces risk in Medicaid managed care switch May 30, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Health Policy Analyst Timothy Sweeney is quoted in this article on Georgia’s healthcare redesign plan and the risks inherent with the switch from Medicaid to managed care. Read full article here. Read more » Andy Miller Georgia Health News health medicaid Medicaid redesign PeachCare Tim Sweeney
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
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Public Health May 25, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Georgia’s public health challenges such as obesity, infectious disease and low birthweight continue to increase in importance, but Georgia’s per-capita investment in public health programs has declined in recent years due to a shrinking state funding commitment coupled with a growing state population. Download the full report. Related Materials: FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Public […] Read more » FY 2013 FY 2013 Budget Analysis health Public Health State Budget Tim Sweeney
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities May 25, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities was established as a stand-alone agency beginning in FY 2010 (July 1, 2009) after the break-up of the Department of Human Resources. While Georgia’s programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs sustained cuts in FY 2009 along with other state agencies, significant funding has […] Read more » Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities FY 2013 FY 2013 Budget Analysis health Health Policy Tim Sweeney
