GBPI In The News Press State lawmakers look for solutions to Georgia’s maternal mortality crisis January 4, 2024 / January 5, 2024 by Lauren Frazier With Georgia’s maternal mortality rates among the worst in the country, state lawmakers and advocates gathered on Thursday to share ideas and solutions to improve outcomes. The Georgia House Democratic Caucus hosted a statewide public hearing at the Georgia Capitol seeking answers to decrease worsening infant and maternal mortality throughout the state. Over a dozen […] Read more » Black maternal health GBPI Georgia Health Care Access Health Care Coverage Health Care Disparities Health Care Equity maternal health maternal mortality medicaid medicaid unwinding
Health Justice Press Releases & Statements GBPI Releases Statement in Response to Georgia Being Ranked Among Worst in Nation for Kicking Kids Off Medicaid December 18, 2023 / December 20, 2023 by Lauren Frazier ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Leah Chan, Director of Health Justice for the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) has issued a statement expressing deep concern over the substantial decline in Medicaid and PeachCare enrollment for children in Georgia. Recent data reveals a troubling 9% decrease in child enrollment, equivalent to 149,080 children, since March 2023. In a […] Read more » Affordable Health Care Children's Health Care Community Health expansions to health care access FY 2024 Projection FY2023 GBPI Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Georgia Health News georgia-budget Georgians for a Healthy Future governor kemp health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion medicaid unwinding
Blog Health Justice Closing Georgia’s Coverage Gap Could Provide a Lifeline for Young Adults with Mental Health Struggles December 8, 2023 / December 8, 2023 by Hillary Dong About the authors: Rox Moffett is a Policy and Press Strategist with the Georgia Youth Justice Coalition. Hillary Dong is a Health Policy Fellow with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. I have struggled with mental health since elementary school. I was bullied and ostracized, which has had a detrimental impact on my mental […] Read more » Advocacy Toolkit Affordable Health Care Children's Health Care Community Outreach continuous coverage Eligibility Caseworkers Federal Flexibilities Georgians for a Healthy Future Georgians' Health Security Health Care Access Health Care Coverage Health Care Disparities Health Care Equity Health Care Support Health Messaging Medicaid Advocacy Medicaid Expansion Medicaid Red Tape Medicaid Renewals medicaid unwinding Medicaid/PeachCare Enrollment Procedural Denials Rural Health Care
GBPI In The News Press Kemp’s plan to extend Medicaid to more Georgians is rolling out slowly and ineffectively so far October 23, 2023 / November 7, 2023 by Lauren Frazier A policy expert with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says low enrollment numbers do not match the state’s $20 million dollar investment in Gov. Brian Kemp’s program to expand health care coverage in Georgia. The governor’s plan, called Pathways to Coverage, is meant to help more lower income Georgians receive Medicaid health insurance, but […] Read more » GBPI Georgia Health Care Access Health Care Coverage Health Care Disparities Health Care Equity medicaid medicaid unwinding
GBPI In The News Press Georgia Pathways work requirement Medicaid expansion sees few enrollees in first quarter October 20, 2023 / November 7, 2023 by Lauren Frazier Georgia officials say they’re working to spread awareness of Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the work-requirement Medicaid program the state launched earlier this year. So far, fewer than 1,400 people are participating. Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has long touted Pathways as an effective way to cover more uninsured Georgians who don’t qualify for traditional Medicaid health […] Read more » GBPI Georgia Health Care Access Health Care Coverage Health Care Disparities Health Care Equity medicaid medicaid unwinding
GBPI In The News Press Georgia’s plan to expand Medicaid enrolls fewer than 2,000 so far October 20, 2023 / November 7, 2023 by Lauren Frazier UPDATE: Hours after the AJC told Kemp’s office this story would report the apparent violation of the Open Records Act, the state Department of Community Health began providing the enrollment records requested under the law, and denied violating the law. Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to offer Medicaid health coverage to 370,000 of Georgia’s poorest uninsured […] Read more » GBPI Georgia Health Care Access Health Care Coverage Health Care Disparities Health Care Equity medicaid medicaid unwinding
Health Justice Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Program Falls Short of Enrollment Projections October 20, 2023 / October 19, 2023 by Lauren Frazier ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) and Georgians for a Healthy Future (GHF) issued statements in response to the announcement by Georgia’s Department of Community Health regarding enrollment figures for the Pathways to Coverage Medicaid Program. Georgia’s Department of Community Health has revealed that it has enrolled about 1,300 Georgians […] Read more » Affordable Health Care Children's Health Care Community Health expansions to health care access FY 2024 Projection FY2023 GBPI Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Georgia Health News georgia-budget Georgians for a Healthy Future governor kemp health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion medicaid unwinding
Blog Health Justice Leah Chan Children Stand to Lose During Medicaid Unwinding, But There’s More We Can Do to Keep Georgians Covered August 29, 2023 / August 29, 2023 by Leah Chan More than 170,000 Georgians have lost access to health care coverage since Medicaid unwinding began in April. More than 90% of those who lost coverage have lost it for procedural reasons, which means they are likely still eligible but are denied coverage due to a human or technological error in the renewal process. Signs indicate […] Read more » Advocacy Toolkit Affordable Health Care Children's Health Care Community Outreach continuous coverage Eligibility Caseworkers Federal Flexibilities Georgians for a Healthy Future Georgians' Health Security Health Care Access Health Care Coverage Health Care Disparities Health Care Equity Health Care Support Health Messaging Medicaid Advocacy Medicaid Expansion Medicaid Red Tape Medicaid Renewals medicaid unwinding Medicaid/PeachCare Enrollment Procedural Denials Rural Health Care
GBPI In The News More than 63,000 Georgia kids lost Medicaid access to doctor last month snared in red tape July 31, 2023 / August 9, 2023 by Anthony Hill Children accounted for about two-thirds of the nearly 96,000 Georgians who lost their Medicaid coverage last month as part of the nationwide unwinding of a pandemic-era federal policy. And most of the children – 63,481 of them – had their health insurance terminated for procedural reasons, according to information provided by the state Department of […] Read more » CHIP health-care medicaid medicaid unwinding
GBPI In The News Nearly 100,000 low-income Georgians lost Medicaid health coverage last month July 13, 2023 / July 31, 2023 by Anthony Hill More Georgians who went through the Medicaid unwinding process last month lost their coverage than kept it, with nearly 100,000 people dropped from the public health insurance program in just one month, according to new state data released Wednesday. The people who went through Medicaid redetermination last month represent the largest group yet to go […] Read more » CHIP health-care medicaid medicaid unwinding
