Dear Chairwoman Cooper, Rep. Frye, Rep. Schofield and Chairman Werkheiser, In recent years, Georgia has seen several bipartisan efforts to reform our state’s criminal legal system, reduce recidivism and support justice-involved Georgians. These reforms are a strong start to better
Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a 2023 budget of $3.9 billion in state general funds for the Department of Community Health (DCH). General funds for the agency increased by $516 million from the 2022 fiscal year, mostly to offset
The recovery legislation taking shape in the House of Representatives will allow our families and our economy to achieve our long-term potential by reducing longstanding racial and economic inequity. It expands opportunity, creates jobs, lowers the costs of health care
Georgia’s 2022 Health Care Budget The Departments of Community Health, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and Public Health are the three primary agencies focused on the state’s health care and public health systems. Georgia plans to provide $5.6 billion in
Georgia’s pending Medicaid waiver plan partially expands Medicaid coverage to adults with incomes below the poverty line (or those making about $12,000 a year or less) if they report 80 hours of work each month and pay monthly
Yesterday marked Crossover Day 2021, the day by which a bill generally must pass out of its legislative chamber of origin to be considered by the other chamber this session. Several important bills passed out of their chamber and are
Key Takeaways: The federal Medicaid agency is starting the process of revoking the work requirement on Georgia’s Medicaid waiver program. Work requirements have the effect of limiting enrollment, even when people are working, because they set up additional barriers to
Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a 2022 budget of $3.48 billion in state general funds for the Department of Community Health. General funds for the agency increased by $430 million from the 2021 fiscal year, mostly to offset the
Federal health officials have given formal approval to Gov. Brian Kemp’s request for a waiver to expand health coverage options for low-income Georgians. Laura Harker of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, which supports Medicaid expansion, points out that the
Gov. Brian Kemp held a signing ceremony at the Georgia Capitol to mark the federal approval of a plan he says will help put insurance cards in the hands of residents who make too much to qualify for Medicaid but
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