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Medical Assistance; Medicaid coverage for heart and lung transplants when medically necessary; require
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 require Medicaid coverage for heart and lung transplants when medically necessary; to provide for related healthcare services including immunosuppressant drugs; to provide for a state plan amendment or waiver request; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Source: OpenStates · fetched February 10, 2026
Requires Medicaid coverage for heart and lung transplants when medically necessary, including related healthcare services like immunosuppressant drugs.
- Medicaid / public insurancedirectMajor impactHigh certainty
Requires Medicaid coverage for heart and lung transplants when medically necessary, including related healthcare services like immunosuppressant drugs.
“require Medicaid coverage for heart and lung transplants when medically necessary”· Enacting Clause
“to provide for related healthcare services including immunosuppressant drugs”· Enacting Clause
- Requires Medicaid coverage for medically necessary heart and lung transplants.
- Includes coverage for related healthcare services, such as immunosuppressant drugs.
- Mandates a state plan amendment or waiver request to implement the coverage.
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