Budget and Taxes Health Justice Higher Education K-12 Education Reports Overview of Georgia’s 2019 Fiscal Year Budget January 24, 2018 / February 26, 2021 by Taifa Smith Butler The $26 billion state budget proposed by Gov. Nathan Deal for the 2019 fiscal year starting July 1, 2018 lays out Georgia’s spending priorities for the coming year. It represents a $1.03 billion increase in total state spending over the 2018 budget approved last year. The budget is based on a very lean estimated growth […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes economy health Higher Education K-12 Legislature medicaid
Blog Health Justice Laura Harker Governor’s Vision for Georgia Omits Help for Struggling Health Care System January 12, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by Laura Harker Gov. Nathan Deal delivered his final state of the state remarks yesterday without addressing Georgia’s growing rural health care crisis. Six rural hospitals have shuttered since 2013 across the state, leaving holes in local economies, and more than half of Georgia’s remaining rural hospitals are financially vulnerable to closure. Opioid abuse and unmet mental health needs are decimating […] Read more » Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal health health coverage health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion State of the State
Blog Budget and Taxes Community Impact Higher Education Taifa Smith Butler Albany, Georgia: Good people, great community, tremendous needs December 13, 2017 / April 14, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Ursula looked me in my eyes and said “When you go back to Atlanta, the first thing that needs to come out of your mouth when you talk to them [policymakers] is that they need to increase the minimum wage.” She was just one of many students the GBPI team heard from at Family Literacy […] Read more » Budget & Taxes Economic Security economy Education health Higher Education
Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Fight Substance Abuse, Improve Mental Health Care to Help More Georgians December 13, 2017 / March 15, 2021 by Laura Harker Improving the prevention and treatment of mental health conditions and substance abuse disorders is critical to ensure the well-being of all Georgians. State lawmakers made significant progress in recent years to improve behavioral health treatment for core challenges of mental health and drug addiction. But Georgia still is home to one of the highest uninsured […] Read more » Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities health medicaid Medicaid Expansion mental health opioid substance abuse
GBPI In The News Georgia Budget and Policy Institute needs community improvement ideas December 6, 2017 / March 15, 2021 by GBPI Admin ALBANY, GA (WALB) – The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute asked the faith-based community to give them ideas for improvements, especially in healthcare, in South Georgia. At a meeting Wednesday night, participants used their phones to answer questions about the changes they wanted to be made in their communities. Topics brought up were education, health care, quality of life […] Read more » Education health Jobs
Blog Budget and Taxes Higher Education Wesley Tharpe Five Things Georgians Should Know About This Week’s Federal Tax Vote November 28, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe The U.S. Senate is set to vote as soon as this Thursday on a major tax package that poses serious risks to regular Georgia families and the state’s future prosperity. Bottom line, like its House counterpart, the current plan includes a massive corporate tax cut, a big new loophole for wealthy investors, a dramatic expansion […] Read more » Budget & Taxes health Higher Education State Taxes tax breaks tax cuts Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Health insurance hikes could exceed 50 percent October 18, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin ATLANTA — Some Georgians will pay even steeper premium hikes for health insurance next year if Congress doesn’t renew cost-sharing reduction payments that President Donald Trump announced last week will soon end. About 42,000 of the nearly half million people enrolled under the Affordable Care Act in Georgia will likely be affected, according to Georgians […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health Laura Harker
Blog Health Justice Laura Harker Graham-Cassidy Bill Risks Health Coverage and Pre-Existing Condition Protections for Georgians September 21, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Laura Harker The U.S. Senate plans to vote next week on yet another proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Like proposals senators rejected in July, the just released Graham-Cassidy bill caps and cuts the Medicaid program and allow states to remove protections that allow residents to get and keep their coverage. These changes […] Read more » Graham-Cassidy health health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion Pre-Existing Conditions
Blog Claire Suggs Health Justice K-12 Education Updated: Proposed Medicaid Cuts Threaten Georgia’s Most Vulnerable Students September 21, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Claire Suggs More than 118,000 students in Georgia cope with disabilities. Some are students with visual or hearing impairments while others have autism or developmental delays. Many have learning disabilities, speech impairments or other intellectual or physical disabilities. These children need extra support to attend classes with their peers and fulfill their potential. This extra support requires […] Read more » Claire Suggs Federal Medicaid Cuts Georgia Department of Education Graham-Cassidy health health-care K-12 medicaid
Blog Health Justice Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Laura Harker Georgia Takes Steps to Strengthen the Health Care Workforce September 8, 2017 / April 2, 2020 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on Georgia Takes Steps to Strengthen the Health Care Workforce Georgia lawmakers are scheduled to meet Monday to study barriers that block Georgians’ access to adequate health care. The committee is set to examine ways to remedy provider shortages and ease scope of practice restrictions on advanced practice registered nurses. Georgia lawmakers can use this opportunity to consider some sensible solutions to improve provider capacity […] Read more » Department of Community Health health health-care Laura Harker medicaid Medicaid Expansion
