Community Health, Department of; expansion of Medicaid; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the expansion of Medicaid; to provide for definitions; to authorize the Department of Community Health to utilize appropriations for the purposes of funding Medicaid expansion; to provide for the submission of requests for waivers, amendments to waivers, and state plan amendments; to authorize the office of the Commissi…

Source: OpenStates · fetched January 28, 2025

• Medicaid / public insurancedirectModerate impactMedium certainty

  via Georgians for a Healthy Future

  Would create a new coverage option for low-income Georgians ages 19-65 with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level, with the state fully covering premiums and other costs for enrollees.

• Low-income / working-classdirectModerate impactMedium certainty

  via Georgians for a Healthy Future

  Would create a new coverage option for low-income Georgians ages 19-65 with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level, with the state fully covering premiums and other costs for enrollees.