News

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.
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 ...
Governing2dOpinion
The False Promise of Medicaid Work Requirements
Millions are likely to lose health insurance, and there is no credible data that imposing such rules would save money. They ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities8dOpinion
Medicaid Work Requirements Will Harm Low-Paid Workers
Health coverage for 9.7 million to 14.4 million people could be at risk if lawmakers cut Medicaid by imposing unnecessary and ...
The Telegraph1mon
Georgia is the riskiest state to have a baby. Here’s why
“Cuts to Medicaid have put lives at risk — and so has Georgia’s refusal to fully expand Medicaid,” said Kristen Wilder, an organizer with the advocacy group Moms Rising, during an ...
Yahoo1mon
JOHN DeGARMO: Georgia foster care children at risk: Unseen issue with Medicaid transition
That’s why so many foster parents are deeply worried about Georgia’s Medicaid transition and what it could mean for the children they love and care for. For years, Georgia Families 360 has ...
WRBL3mon
Ossoff says cuts to Medicaid could impact rural hospitals
ATLANTA (WJBF) – Senator Jon Ossoff warned cuts to Medicaid could also risk the closing of rural hospitals, as about 11% of hospitals’ incomes in Georgia come from Medicaid funding.
Hosted on MSN3mon
Georgia senators warn about ‘backward’ plans to cut Medicaid
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Georgia Democratic Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are addressing the impact of proposed Republican cuts to Medicaid on ordinary Georgians. Ossoff held a virtual ...
Thomasville Times-Enterprise1mon
Georgia’s foster children at risk: The unseen consequences of the Medicaid transition
That’s why so many foster parents are deeply worried about Georgia’s Medicaid transition and what it could mean for the children they love and care for. For years, Georgia Families 360 has ...