Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Plan to Cut Medicaid Will Cost Georgia May 10, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Posted by Timothy Sweeney Georgia would lose billions of dollars and thousands of children, seniors and modest-income workers could lose access to needed health care under a plan to radically alter Medicaid that was recently passed by the U.S. House. If the House plan developed by Congressman Paul Ryan — to deeply cut federal funding […] Read more » Blog health medicaid Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Medicaid, PeachCare cope with cash problem April 13, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney is quoted on the Medicaid, PeachCare budget issues. Read the full article. Read more » Georgia Health News health medicaid PeachCare Tim Sweeney
Blog Timothy Sweeney The Best is Yet to Come – Affordable Care Act Will Offer More Coverage Options in 2014 March 29, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on The Best is Yet to Come – Affordable Care Act Will Offer More Coverage Options in 2014 Over the past few days, we’ve documented the many benefits that national health care reform has already brought to Georgia. If the Supreme Court upholds the law, Georgians will see a substantial increase in the benefits when the law is fully implemented in 2014. More families and individuals will have access to affordable health coverage […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Blog health medicaid Tim Sweeney
Blog Health Justice Food for Thought on Georgia’s Medicaid Redesign March 1, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 2 Comments on Food for Thought on Georgia’s Medicaid Redesign Although Georgia already spends less than most states on its Medicaid program, State leaders plan to “redesign” the program to save money. The state’s consultant (Navigant, Inc.) conducted a review of Georgia’s current Medicaid program and issued a report in January with redesign options for the state to consider. The Department of Community Health (DCH), […] Read more » Blog health medicaid Medicaid redesign Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Health care gets greater share of Ga. budget January 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on Medicaid funding. Read full article. Read more » Alan Essig health medicaid Rome News Tribune State Budget Walter Jones
GBPI In The News Georgia budget offers breathing room for medical segment January 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on Medicaid funding. Read full article. Read more » Alan Essig Augusta Chronicle health medicaid State Budget Walter Jones
GBPI In The News Health department seeks more money August 26, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Download the news article. Read more » Atlanta Journal-Constitution Carrie Teegardin health medicaid PeachCare Tim Sweeney
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Report Highlights Harmful Effects of Federal Medicaid Cuts on Georgia’s Economy July 5, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Medicaid cuts in the House Republican budget, if implemented today, would have a devastating impact on Georgia’s economy. These cuts would put as many as 38,420 jobs and as much as $4.4 billion in state business activity at risk, according to a report released today by the national health care consumer organization Families USA. Download the […] Read more » Federal Medicaid Cuts health medicaid Report Tim Sweeney
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Library House Restores Proposed Health Care Cuts; Opens Potential Medicaid Shortfall March 11, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This fact sheet provides an analysis of the proposed FY 2012 budget and its impact on Medicaid and the State Health Benefit Plan. Download the PDF. Read more » FY 2012 health medicaid Medicaid shortfall State Budget State Health Benefit Plan
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
