Rough Draft Atlanta on MSN

Republicans shoot down Democratic effort seeking to expand Medicaid in Georgia

Democrats attempted to pass Medicaid expansion on the floor of the Senate in a legislative maneuver that was quickly shot down by their Republican counterparts Friday. The bill they hoped to amend, ...
FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN

Groups to push GA lawmakers for more Medicaid waivers

Several nonprofit organizations will be advocating to state lawmakers next month for additional Medicaid waivers in this year ...

Get a job or lose Medicaid? Arkansas and Georgia show it's not that simple.

Arkansas and Georgia both imposed job requirements for Medicaid recipients. Advocates said the programs added red tape and administrative costs.
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Georgia touts its Medicaid experiment as a success. The numbers tell a different story.

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Georgia reportedly drops 300,000 children from Medicaid. Report fears many are uninsured

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Georgia dropped more than 300,000 children from the Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids health insurance program, with one of the ...
11Alive

Georgia asking for updated contact info as end of public health emergency could end Medicaid coverage for many

ATLANTA — Georgia officials are urging recipients of Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids health coverage to update their contact information in anticipation of eventual eligibility changes. The Georgia ...
11Alive

Judge reinstates work requirement in Georgia Medicaid plan

ATLANTA — In a victory for Georgia's Republican governor, a federal judge on Friday reinstated a work requirement in the state's plan to expand Medicaid coverage to more low-income residents. U.S.
Fox News

Georgia launches Medicaid expansion with employment restriction, critics argue plan is needlessly restrictive

Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you. But advocates decry the plan, which will insure far ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Missing paperwork costs 500,000 their Medicaid in Georgia

The number of Georgians kicked off Medicaid has now reached 596,994 as Georgia and other states continue work to drop beneficiaries who no longer qualify. That number is expected to grow as the ...
WGBH

Do 'work requirements' in Medicaid work? Georgia's been trying it for two years

Now that Republicans’ big tax-and-spending bill has become law, there will be new bureaucratic hurdles for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid. The new law contains a provision that in most ...
The Nation

Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements

Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, said that 345,000 people would enroll in the state’s Medicaid program, which has strict work requirements—so far just 5,118 have. In 2023, when Georgia ...