Measure would create PeachCare Plus
Proponents argue expansion would provide healthcare to over 200,000 uninsured Georgians and financially aid struggling rural hospitals.
Single mother of four earns degree with library computer loans
High borrowed a library laptop every week for a year to study for and pass her GED exams. The Middle Georgia Regional Library honored her on social media.
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As States Mull Medicaid Work Requirements, Two With Experience Scale Back
As Republicans consider adding work requirements to Medicaid, Georgia and Arkansas — two states with experience running such ...
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Indiana making it harder to get on, stay on Medicaid health programs
Indiana no longer is encouraging eligible Hoosiers to enroll in state-subsidized health care programs as part of an effort to reduce how much it spends on Medicaid. Mitch Roob, secretary of the ...
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I Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Georgia’s Medicaid Restrictions Will Kill Me.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
SNAP fraud continues in Georgia, leaving families struggling to make ends meet months after reimbursement deadline passed
Hours after the Putnals received February 5 deposit, they said their balance was nearly wiped out; this wasn’t the first time ...
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Some Incarcerated Youths Will Get Health Care After Release Under New Law
It’s common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...
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Medicaid expansion in Georgia drawing interest from long-opposed Republicans
The measure would create PeachCare Plus, expanding Medicaid access for Georgians making less than 138% of the federal poverty level. Currently, only Georgians who earn at or below the poverty level ...
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How Georgia's unbanked population compares to the rest of the US
Where are Americans least likely to use a bank? Spokeo analyzed data from the FDIC to illustrate where banking is falling ...
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Handful of rural Georgia Republicans join Democrats to give full Medicaid expansion another go
A handful of Senate Republicans from rural Georgia have signed onto a new bipartisan attempt to fully expand Medicaid through ...
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Trump’s War on Medicaid Will Institutionalize Millions of People
Known as Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers, the programs—now in their fourth decade—are funded by Medicaid and run by each individual state. With potential cuts to Medicaid a ...
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Bill to provide presumptive Medicaid coverage to pregnant Alabamians has bipartisan support
filed a bill this week to provide presumptive health care to pregnant women in Alabama through Medicaid. Tags ...