Health Justice Laura Harker Presentations GBPI Continues to Weigh In on Patients First Act March 21, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on GBPI Continues to Weigh In on Patients First Act Access to Quality Health Care Hearing for SB 106 – ‘Patients First Act’ Though our Georgia legislators are confident the federal administration will support a partial Medicaid waiver, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute still believes a better waiver design will cover more people. Laura Harker provided testimony to try to influence a better plan for […] Read more » Economic Security health medicaid Medicaid Expansion
GBPI In The News Who’s On Medicaid In Georgia? It Might Not Be Who You Think March 8, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin As originally broadcast on WABE 90.1 FM on Thursday, March 7, 2019 There’s lots of talk about Medicaid in Georgia these days, especially as state lawmakers consider whether to give Gov. Brian Kemp the ability to tweak and maybe expand the program. And there are lots of misconceptions about who actually qualifies for the federal […] Read more » health Laura Harker medicaid
GBPI In The News Women, wages, wealth, health: Power at the polls must translate to policy change February 27, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin During the 2018 elections, a record number of women engaged in the political process, many for the first time. They ran for office, turned out to vote and flexed their civic engagement muscles. Nearly two-thirds of all competitive state legislative races had at least one woman on last November’s ballot. Representation is critically important. Fresh leadership […] Read more » health Jennifer Owens wages women
GBPI In The News Senate committee approves Kemp’s health care waivers February 22, 2019 / March 5, 2021 by GBPI Admin The Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed legislation on Feb. 19 to allow Gov. Brian Kemp to pursue health care waivers from the federal government. During the hourlong hearing, no one spoke against the bill’s broad purpose – to cover more Georgians. Read the full story from The Albany Herald. Read more » health medicaid
Blog Daniel Kanso, PhD Health Justice Senate Bill 106: Medicaid Waivers Could Reshape Georgia’s Health Care System & State Budget February 21, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Daniel Kanso, PhD | 3 Comments on Senate Bill 106: Medicaid Waivers Could Reshape Georgia’s Health Care System & State Budget Last week, Georgia leaders announced an unprecedented plan to seek federal waivers that could extend health care access to hundreds of thousands of people across the state. Senate Bill 106, the Patients First Act, aims to make Georgia the first-ever state to receive a 90 percent match in federal funding for a partial Medicaid expansion.[1] […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Waiver
Blog Health Justice Opinion: Ga.’s start to expand healthcare access needs work February 18, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Laura Harker As published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday, February 17, 2019 Georgia lawmakers appear poised to take action to address Georgia’s ongoing health care crisis following nearly seven years of debate over accepting additional federal funding to increase access to health insurance for hundreds of thousands of Georgians. There are currently two major paths before […] Read more » Economic Security health medicaid Medicaid Expansion
Fact Sheets Health Justice Medicaid Expansion and Waivers: Two Possible Paths to Extending Health Coverage February 14, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Laura Harker Governor Brian Kemp is pursuing legislation that would allow the state to submit two types of waivers aimed at improving health care. The term “waiver” refers to a state opting out of certain requirements set by the federal health agency and trying new approaches to managing health care in the state. SB 106 – the […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Waiver
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Community Health February 1, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker Download PDF Governor Brian Kemp proposed a 2020 budget of $2.96 billion in state general funds for the Department of Community Health. This increase of $181.5 million from the 2019 fiscal year, mostly offsets a decrease in the federal matching rate for Medicaid and accounts for growth in Medicaid expenses. Federal funding for the agency […] Read more » Budget department health medicaid Medicaid Expansion PeachCare State Budget
Blog Past Events Annual Policy Conference Kicks Off GBPI 15th Anniversary February 1, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by Jhai James Hundreds Attend Insights 2019: 15 Forward for Information on Budget, Legislation and More The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute held its annual policy conference and welcomed an audience of approx. 250 individuals who heard from state legislators, policy professionals, community advocates and others who share a common interest in achieving the goal of a Georgia […] Read more » Budget economy health Higher Education K-12 Medicaid Expansion State Budget
GBPI In The News Report flunks Georgia on tobacco policy, urges higher cigarette tax January 31, 2019 / May 19, 2020 by GBPI Admin An annual tobacco control report gave Georgia failing grades for its anti-smoking efforts. The American Lung Association’s national report called on Georgia to increase its tax on a pack of cigarettes. At 37 cents, the levy is among the lowest in the country. Read the full story at the Gwinnett Daily Post. Read more » cigarette tax health
