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Pew Research Center6h
What the data says about Medicaid
In fiscal 2023, the most recent year for which detailed financial information is available, Medicaid’s net cost was $894.2 ...
Southern Poverty Law Center8h
With Threats of Medicaid Cuts Looming, SPLC Releases Report on Necessity of Medicaid Expansion in the Deep South
Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a report highlighting the urgent need for Medicaid expansion in the Deep South as a pressing matter of racial and disability justice. At a time ...
Southern Poverty Law Center8h
Stepping Into the Gap: Medicaid Expansion in the Deep South as a Lifeline to Care
Tina, a 58-year-old Black woman living in the Delta, is Mississippi born and raised.[1] She raised four children and spent ...
The Atlanta Voice1d
Georgia doctors and advocates warn of looming healthcare crisis under Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”
U.S. Representatives Williams and Clark discuss the devastating impact of Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' on healthcare and economic hardships.
Here's what Georgia could learn from this guaranteed income experiment
A Georgia program gave women $850, no strings attached. The results? More stability, opportunity, and a push for statewide policy change.
Extension request filed for Georgia Pathways to Coverage program, months after lawsuit dismissed
The State of Georgia filed an application to extend the operational testing time of the Georgia Pathways to Coverage program.
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Coastal Georgia anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protests draw thousands, with some counterprotesters
Thousands of demonstrators marched in cities throughout Coastal Georgia on Saturday in protest of the Trump administration's ...
Plainview Herald9d
Medicaid enrollees fear losing health coverage if Congress enacts work requirements
The prospect of a work requirement for able-bodied Medicaid recipients is sparking fears. The measure is part of a sweeping ...
Opinion
Georgia’s Foster Children at Risk: The unseen consequences of the Medicaid transition
The state has awarded sole control of these services to a new provider, and many families are feeling uncertain about what comes next.
Georgia leaders speak out about possible Medicaid cuts
Georgia Democratic Party Chair Charlie Bailey criticized Republican leaders in the state for supporting the plan.
Flagpole13d
The Face of Georgia Medicaid Is Now Fed Up With Kemp’s ‘Pathways to Coverage’
Last summer, as political debate swirled over the future of Georgia’s experiment with Medicaid work requirements, Gov. Brian ...
The Virginian-Pilot15d
Georgia's experience raises red flags for Medicaid work requirement - The Virginian-Pilot
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s experiment with a work requirement for Medicaid offers a test of a similar mandate Republicans in Congress want to implement nationally, and advocates say the results ...