Budget and Taxes Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Governor’s Proposed Health Budgets January 20, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 2 Comments on Governor’s Proposed Health Budgets Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Community Health and Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities. Download the PDF. Read more » DCH Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Department of Community Health FY 2012 health Reports State Budget
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
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 Health Justice Policy Areas Reports Lawmakers Protect Medicaid, Funding Gaps Loom for 2012: Analysis of FY 2011 Health Care Budgets June 21, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Lawmakers cut Department of Community Health by $236.8 million and increased support for the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities by 9.3 percent. There are no cuts to Medicaid or PeachCare eligibility; the budget has new revenue from a provider fee to increase reimbursement rates to hospitals. The budget is heavily reliant on enhanced […] Read more » Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Department of Community Health FY 2011 health medicaid PeachCare Recovery Act State Budget Tim Sweeney
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 Health Justice Policy Areas Reports House FY 2011 Health Care Budgets Highlights April 16, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget cuts General Fund spending in the Department of Community Health (DCH) by $285.4 million relative to the originally enacted FY 2010 budget. In addition, the House budget reflects lost state funding from the Tobacco Settlement and from the Care Management Organization fee totaling $207.2 million. Download the PDF. Read more » Care Management Organization fee DCH Department of Community Health FY 2011 health State Budget tobacco settlement
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 Health Justice Policy Areas Reports Highlights of the Governor’s Amended FY 2010 & FY 2011 Health Care Budget Proposals January 25, 2010 / October 13, 2026 by GBPI Staff Download PDF The enacted fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget spared the Department of Community Health (DCH) from large-scale program cuts because enhanced federal Medicaid funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as well as additional Tobacco Settlement funds were used to replace DCH state General Fund spending. This report also highlights the […] Read more » DCH Department of Community Health health medicaid State Budget Tobacco Settlement funds
