GBPI In The News Tax credit intended to lure donations to rural hospitals May 15, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Dozens of rural hospitals — many struggling to keep their doors open — could see millions of dollars in donations if a new tax credit works as hoped. Read more. Read more » health health-care Rural hospitals tax credit Tim Sweeney
Blog Budget and Taxes Featured Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Georgia Misses Big Opportunity to Help Struggling Rural Hospitals April 22, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney First published in the SW Georgia Health Beat on page 23. The good news is Georgia lawmakers understand something must be done to help the state’s struggling rural hospitals. Calhoun Memorial Hospital closed in Arlington in recent years, as did Flint River Hospital in Macon County and too many others serving Georgia’s rural communities. The not […] Read more » medicaid Rural hospitals State Taxes Tim Sweeney
Blog Cash and Safety Net Health Justice Taifa Smith Butler Lawmakers Made Small Progress, Avoided Big Budget Mistakes April 11, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler As Published in the AJC Former drug offenders and their families who struggle financially could get better access to nutrition assistance to help them on a path to a lawful, productive life. Some financially struggling rural hospitals stand to get a cash infusion, although the remedy that emerged from the 2016 General Assembly amounts to […] Read more » Atlanta Journal-Constitution Budget & Taxes Income Tax Legislature Medicaid Expansion Rural hospitals
Author Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney Tax Credit for Contributions to Rural Hospitals: Updated Bill Analysis March 10, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The Georgia House of Representatives has passed a $100 million tax credit program for individual and corporate donations to hospitals in rural or nearly-rural Georgia communities. House Bill 919 is designed to create private investment incentives for rural hospitals to help shore up their finances. The flawed legislation contains very few reporting requirements or guidelines […] Read more » Medicaid Expansion Rural hospitals
GBPI In The News House approves tax credits for rural health donations February 27, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The Georgia House passed a bill Thursday that would allow an individual or corporation to get a state tax credit for donating money to a rural health care organization. Read more. Read more » health Medicaid Expansion Rural hospitals Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Ga. Rep. proposes tax credit for rural hospital donations February 22, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin A state representative from metro Atlanta is proposing a measure to help fund the state’s struggling rural hospitals. Read more. Read more » health Medicaid Expansion Rural hospitals Tim Sweeney
Alex Camardelle GBPI In The News Georgia’s hospitals look to avoid financial catastrophe February 17, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by Alex Camardelle You don’t have to look far to see the impact of Georgia’s hospital crisis. Five rural medical centers have closed since 2013 and nearly two thirds of the rest were in the red in 2014. Read more. Read more » health Medicaid Expansion Rural hospitals Tim Sweeney
