GBPI In The News WABE: First batch of Georgians lose Medicaid, PeachCare for Kids during ‘unwinding’ June 12, 2023 / July 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill The Georgia Department of Community Health reports at least 1,581 Georgians on Medicaid are losing their health insurance during the so-called Medicaid unwinding that is now underway across the country. For months, health advocates have sounded the alarm that many who remain eligible for coverage could be cut off for avoidable problems, such as missing […] Read more » health-care Medicaid Expansion medicaid unwinding PeachCare
Health Justice Leah Chan New Legislation and Continued Failure to Expand Medicaid Put Georgia’s Health Care Safety Net on Uncertain Path May 3, 2023 / May 5, 2023 by Leah Chan State Plans to Launch Two New, State-Run Health Care Programs While Unwinding Medicaid Continuous Coverage In April 2023, the state began the 14-month process to redetermine the eligibility of all 2.7 million Georgians covered by Medicaid and PeachCare. On its own, this process is a massive, complex undertaking. It places pressure on our state agencies […] Read more » continuous coverage Department of Human Services DHS Georgia Access Model health insurance health insurance marketplace medicaid medicaid unwinding PeachCare
GBPI In The News Guest Column: Gen Z Among the Groups to Experience Massive Loss of Healthcare Coverage April 6, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill Thanks to a pandemic-era federal policy, all states, including Georgia, have suspended annual renewals since early 2020 and kept their Medicaid-eligible population enrolled in coverage. The end of this Medicaid continuous enrollment is known as the ‘Medicaid unwinding’. Starting in April, Georgia has 14 months to re-determine the eligibility of all 2.7 million children and […] Read more » Medicaid Expansion medicaid unwinding Op-Ed
GBPI In The News 2.7 million Georgians must recertify for Medicaid, Peachcare after April 1 March 30, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill Three years ago, in March 2020, as the pandemic began, Congress authorized emergency funding bill that allowed millions of Americans to keep their Medicaid coverage without having to get re-certified every year. The goal was to prevent Medicaid recipients from losing coverage during the public health emergency. Since the policy went into effect, Leah Chan, […] Read more » medicaid Medicaid Expansion medicaid unwinding PeachCare
Cover GA Health Justice Leah Chan People Powered Prosperity Toolkits 2023 Georgia Medicaid Unwinding: Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit March 24, 2023 / September 20, 2023 by Leah Chan Starting in April 2023, Georgia will have about a year to unwind the pandemic-era Medicaid continuous coverage policy and re-determine the eligibility of all Georgians who get their health care coverage through Medicaid and PeachCare. This will put unprecedented pressure on our state agencies and our health care system and could result in major coverage […] Read more » health health-care medicaid medicaid expandsion medicaid unwinding
Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd As Medicaid Unwinding Draws Near, Legislators Should Invest in DFCS Staff to Help Keep Eligible Georgians from Losing Health Coverage February 24, 2023 / February 28, 2023 by Ife Finch Floyd The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) eligibility workers, some of whom process Medicaid cases and who continue to have high turnover, experienced a drop in their pay a few months before the unprecedented challenge of redetermining more than two million people’s Medicaid eligibility. Pay is a key factor in not just recruiting but […] Read more » Department of Family and Children Services DFCS medicaid medicaid unwinding Safety Net State Budget
GBPI In The News Health Justice Press Releases & Statements RECAP: GBPI Hosts Press Call on Poll Urging Legislators to Provide Support for DFCS Ahead of Medicaid Unwinding February 17, 2023 / September 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill RECAP: GBPI Hosts Press Call on Poll Urging Legislators to Provide Support for DFCS Ahead of Medicaid Unwinding ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Yesterday, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, along with other health care access advocates, held a virtual press call urging legislators to provide support for The Department of Children and Family Services (DFCS) ahead […] Read more » health-care medicaid unwinding Press Release
