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Ossoff says cuts to Medicaid could impact rural hospitals
Senator Jon Ossoff warned cuts to Medicaid could also risk the closing of rural hospitals, as about 11 percent of hospitals' ...
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 ...
Full Medicaid expansion in Georgia – more than 10 years overdue
It is unconscionable for Governor Deal to stand in the way of the availability of health care… We are paying the overwhelming cost of this program already through our federal taxes… (Georgia ...
Georgia Touts Its Medicaid Experiment as a Success. The Numbers Tell a Different Story.
Only 6,500 participants have enrolled in a program that has cost taxpayers more than $86 million — a warning for other states ...
Georgia Removes 500,000 People From Health Care Plan
Over half a million Georgians have lost coverage due to the nationwide "unwinding" process that began after the COVID ...
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Medicaid By the Numbers: Cuts Would Hurt Millions
Medicaid provides comprehensive health insurance for tens of millions of Americans who have low incomes or qualifying ...
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As states mull Medicaid work requirements, Georgia and Arkansas scale theirs back
Republicans in Congress are eyeing Medicaid work requirements as they seek to slash billions from the federal budget. But, ...
Advocates push for Medicaid expansion in holdout Alabama
Advocates have gathered at the Alabama Statehouse to urge lawmakers to reconsider their long-held reluctance to expand ...
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Medicaid work requirements explained amid GOP budget talks
If Republicans instituted work requirements, Medicaid applicants and enrollees would have to prove they’ve worked a certain ...
As Mississippi session passes halfway point, Medicaid expansion looks unlikely. See why
As the 90-day session comes closer to an end, the idea of Medicaid expansion isn't looking very promising this year in ...