GBPI In The News Health department seeks more money August 26, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Download the news article. Read more » Atlanta Journal-Constitution Carrie Teegardin health medicaid PeachCare Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Health officials approve big changes August 12, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the FY 2012 funding gap in the state employee insurance plan. Download the news article. Read more » Atlanta Journal-Constitution FY 2012 health Misty Williams state employee insurance plan Tim Sweeney
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Report Highlights Harmful Effects of Federal Medicaid Cuts on Georgia’s Economy July 5, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Medicaid cuts in the House Republican budget, if implemented today, would have a devastating impact on Georgia’s economy. These cuts would put as many as 38,420 jobs and as much as $4.4 billion in state business activity at risk, according to a report released today by the national health care consumer organization Families USA. Download the […] Read more » Federal Medicaid Cuts health medicaid Report Tim Sweeney
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Library Policy Areas Georgia Establishes Stand-Alone Public Health Agency Beginning in FY 2012 June 22, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The FY 2012 budget appropriates $186 million in state funding for the newly established Department of Public Health. The FY 2012 programmatic funding level of $166.2 million represents a $25.8 million, or 13.4 percent, decline from the pre-recession FY 2009 budget. Download the PDF. Read more » Department of Public Health FY 2012 health State Budget Tim Sweeney
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Library Policy Areas State Adds Funding to Implement U.S. Department of Justice Settlement June 22, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The FY 2012 budget includes new funding to Georgians with developmental disabilities and mental health needs in community settings as opposed to institutional settings. Download the PDF. Read more » Developmental Disabilities FY 2012 health mental health State Budget U.S. Department of Justice Settlement
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Library Policy Areas FY 2012 Budget Replaces Federal Recovery Funds, Inadequately Funds State Medicaid Program May 24, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This report provides an overview of the enacted FY 2012 budget as well as issues facing the Department of Community Health in future fiscal years. Download the PDF. Read more » Department of Community Health FY 2012 health State Budget
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports FY 2012 Budget Funds new Department of Public Health May 24, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This report provides highlights of the enacted FY 2012 budget for the Department of Public Health. Download the PDF. Read more » Department of Public Health FY 2012 health State Budget Tim Sweeney
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Library Policy Areas Increase Georgia’s Cigarette Tax by $1 per Pack to Lessen Health Care Costs March 30, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia currently has the fourth lowest cigarette tax nationally with a per pack rate of 37 cents. Increasing the per pack tax rate by $1 would generate at least $350 million, which could be used to offset some of the proposed cuts to health care. Download the PDF. Read more » cigarette tax Fact Sheet health State Taxes
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Library House Restores Proposed Health Care Cuts; Opens Potential Medicaid Shortfall March 11, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This fact sheet provides an analysis of the proposed FY 2012 budget and its impact on Medicaid and the State Health Benefit Plan. Download the PDF. Read more » FY 2012 health medicaid Medicaid shortfall State Budget State Health Benefit Plan
Library Presentations Healthcare 2010 and Beyond: A Symposium Exploring the Health Care Law and What it Means for Georgia January 25, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin In 2010, as part of a joint effort, the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute participated in a statewide tour to educate Georgians about the Affordable Care Act and its implications on the state. GBPI was one of four sponsors that traveled to six Georgia communities, including Athens, Butler, Macon, Rome, Savannah and Tifton. Click on […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health Presentation Tim Sweeney
