State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle responsible for making decisions around health care policy seem to agree that Medicaid, and whether or not the state will choose to expand it, will be a major issue this legislative session.

House Speaker Jon Burns publicly opened the door to a conversation about fully expanding Medicaid through a “private option” that skirts traditional expansion but still extends health insurance to significantly more uninsured Georgians.

A Georgia Senate committee is recommending that the state abolish its requirement for permits to build health facilities. The Tuesday report sets up a renewed push on the issue that sparked a House-Senate standoff in the 2023 legislative session.

A policy expert with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says the low enrollment numbers do not match the state’s $20 million dollar investment in Gov. Brian Kemp's Pathways to Coverage program.

A metro-Atlanta school board has voted to fire a teacher accused of violating Georgia's so called "divisive concepts" law. 

Adults and kids in most of rural Georgia are enrolled in Medicaid at double the rates than those in metro areas.

Adults and kids in most of rural Georgia are enrolled in Medicaid at almost double the rates than those in cities, a new study found. That may put them at higher risk under Medicaid unwinding. 

Georgia remains one of 10 states that hasn’t fully expanded Medicaid permitted under the Affordable Care Act instituted under President Obama –– and that angers state Democrats.

Many Georgians are at risk of losing health care coverage, and advocates say some outreach efforts aren’t reaching vulnerable communities.

Close to 40% of surveyed Americans, a record high, put off medical care last year because of finances. Americans are delaying or skipping doctor's visits, dental and vision care, and medications.

The bill to expand Medicaid to Georgians living with HIV passed committee and now moves to the House.

Only adults below the poverty line who can work 80 hours a month will qualify for the new Medicaid program. Pathways to Coverage will go live in July.

Under the American Rescue Plan, the state would qualify for a bump in its Medicaid match for two years if it expanded Medicaid, which the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute estimates would be worth at least $700 million. And that would cover the first two years of enrollment.

Georgia is one of six states identified as having the greatest number of risk factors for children losing coverage when federal protections are lifted — which may happen as soon as January. 

In the pandemic, the government allowed millions of children to stay on Medicaid — no need to have an adult re-enroll them every year. But that may end soon, and many kids could lose their coverage.

Patients left behind by the closure of Wellstar’s Atlanta Medical Center, many of them uninsured or underinsured, will need to go somewhere else for care. Nearby healthcare facilities aren’t ready for them.