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Atlanta Journal-Constitution22d
Medicaid cuts would paint uncertain future for millions in Georgia
Medicaid pays for nearly half of all births in Georgia. It covers 1.4 million children and 556,000 adults in the state. Individual states decide with the federal government which groups its ...
The Washington Post22d
As Republicans weigh Medicaid work requirements, Georgia offers a warning
Two years ago, Georgia began allowing low-income adults to join Medicaid on the condition that they work or train for a job. Republicans now tout the state as a model of compassionate cost-saving ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press17d
Advocates warn that proposed Medicaid cuts threaten Georgia’s safety net programs
Even though the bill appears to be designed to chip away at Medicaid's expansion under the Affordable Care Act, advocates and others say states like Georgia that did not fully expand Medicaid ...
valuepenguin10d
Low-Income Health Insurance in Georgia
Georgia doesn't have what's called expanded Medicaid. Instead, the state runs its own free health insurance program called Georgia Pathways to Coverage. To enroll, you need to make less than a certain ...
ProPublica24d
The Firm Running Georgia’s Struggling Medicaid Experiment Was Also Paid Millions to Sell It to the Public
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Current. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. When the ...
11Alive18d
Budget cuts could have devastating impact on Georgia food assistance, Medicaid
At the same time, Whitney Griggs wonders what the future of Medicaid could be in Georgia. Griggs is the director of health policy for Georgians for a Healthy Future. Lawmakers are considering ...
Longview News-Journal17d
Advocates warn that proposed Medicaid cuts threaten Georgia’s safety net programs
Alton Fry, a Franklin County man who is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, makes too much money for Medicaid but too little to afford coverage through the marketplace. Jill Nolin/Georgia ...
swoknews.com4d
Congress wants Medicaid recipients to work. Georgia provides a model
Georgia could soon become the poster child for administering Medicaid with work requirements — for better or worse.
Yahoo News Canada22d
As Republicans weigh Medicaid work requirements, Georgia offers a warning
Two years ago, Georgia began allowing low-income adults to join Medicaid on the condition that they work or train for a job. Republicans now tout the state as a model of compassionate cost-saving ...
Hartford Courant29d
Georgia woman accused of Medicaid fraud totaling over $44K for claiming to be PCA in CT
A woman was arrested by the Coweta County’s Sheriff’s Office in Georgia on a Connecticut warrant and extradited for defrauding Medicaid by allegedly billing for personal care services she did ...
ProPublica23d
He Became the Face of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement. Now He’s Fed Up With It.
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Current. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Last summer ...