Blog Dominique Derbigny Sims Economic Justice Surviving not Thriving: Post-Pandemic Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas in Georgia May 11, 2023 / May 12, 2023 by Dominique Derbigny Sims In 2021, GBPI reflected on the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic security for Black women and Latinas. On May 11, the national public health emergency, which was declared more than three years ago, officially expires. During the pandemic, Georgians benefited from federal expansions to health care access via Medicaid, expansions to Unemployment […] Read more » American Rescue Plan Black women COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic Economic Security expansions to health care access federal student loan debts Latinas medicaid mortgages relief packages Revenue Shortfall Reserve U.S. public health emergency Unemployment Insurance
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 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
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Leah Chan Reports Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Community Health February 8, 2023 / February 8, 2023 by Leah Chan Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s health care safety net with $4.2 billion in state general funds, a $370 million or nine percent increase above current funding. Most of the increase is accounted for by shifts in annual re-calculations of the federal matching rate for Medicaid and PeachCare, […] Read more » Department of Community Health health-care medicaid patients first act PeachCare
Fact Sheets Health Justice Leah Chan Money Matters: Comparing the Costs of Full Medicaid Expansion to the Pathways to Coverage Program January 11, 2023 / February 22, 2023 by Leah Chan Updated February 22, 2023: In the October 2020 Pathways to Coverage approval letter, it was estimated that the program would cover about 31,000 Georgians in the first year and 64,000 Georgians at full enrollment. In December 2022, the Department of Community Health estimated that up to 100,000 Georgians could enroll in the first […] Read more » 1115 waiver Affordable Care Act health health coverage health insurance health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion
Fact Sheets Health Justice Leah Chan People Powered Prosperity Keeping Georgians Covered: Tools for Minimizing the Harm of the Medicaid Unwinding October 26, 2022 / February 1, 2023 by Leah Chan Updated February 1, 2023: On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 was signed into law. This law had various implications for the Medicaid unwinding, including de-linking the Medicaid unwinding from the COVID-related public health emergency (PHE) and establishing a more gradual decrease in the enhanced Federal match. Since the start […] Read more » medicaid
Fact Sheets Health Justice Leah Chan Getting the Green Light for Health Care: An Update on Efforts to Get More Georgians Covered August 31, 2022 / January 10, 2023 by Leah Chan Updated January 10, 2023: In August 2022, a federal judge in Georgia cleared the way for the Pathways Coverage program to proceed. The federal government opted not to make an appeal during the 60-day window, and in October 2022, the Department of Community Health announced that it was moving forward with planning for […] Read more » 1115 waiver 1332 waiver Affordable Care Act health health coverage health insurance health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Cash Supports Should be Integrated into the Maternal-Infant Health Policy Agenda August 29, 2022 / August 30, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd GBPI would like to thank Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia for their thoughtful review of this paper. Key Takeaways The wellbeing of Georgia’s children and families starts with healthy mothers and babies. Research is finds that financial stability during the earliest years of a child’s life can lead to positive outcomes in adulthood. […] Read more » child care EITC housing maternal health medicaid Safety Net TANF
