Vol. 2026 · Bill Detail · Special Edition
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Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; 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 Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; to provide for requirements; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Source: OpenStates · fetched May 12, 2026
via Georgians for a Healthy Future: Extends Georgia's surprise billing protections to emergency ground ambulance transportation - caps what patients pay for out-of-network ambulance rides at the same amount they'd pay for in-network …
via Georgians for a Healthy Future: Extends Georgia's surprise billing protections to emergency ground ambulance transportation - caps what patients pay for out-of-network ambulance rides at the same amount they'd pay for in-network …
- Medicaid / public insurancedirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via Georgians for a Healthy Future
Extends Georgia's surprise billing protections to emergency ground ambulance transportation - caps what patients pay for out-of-network ambulance rides at the same amount they'd pay for in-network …
- Low-income / working-classdirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via Georgians for a Healthy Future
Extends Georgia's surprise billing protections to emergency ground ambulance transportation - caps what patients pay for out-of-network ambulance rides at the same amount they'd pay for in-network …
- PASSED; awaits Governor's signature. Prohibits ambulance companies from billing patients for the difference. Georgians currently face unexpected am…
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