ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Monday defended and doubled down on his signature Medicaid program — the only one in the nation with a work requirement — further dimming chances the state could adopt a broader expansion of the taxpayer-funded low-incom...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's plan for a conservative alternative to Obamacare's Medicaid expansion has cost taxpayers at least $26 million so far, with more than 90% going toward administrative and consulting costs rather than medical care for low-income people. Kemp's Georgia Pathways to Coverage...
(in 2024). Regular/State Plan Medicaid may have lower income limits. They are oftentimes equal to the SSI limit ($943/month in 2024), or equal to the federal poverty level ($1,255/month in 2024). However, there is a great range in income and asset limits within the states. There ...
It is asserted that the modified regulations, fully in place on September 1, 2006, require increased documentation from speech-language pathologists and have resulted in a high percentage of children who are denied care. Various efforts being made by the Georgia Speech-Language Hearing Association ...
Since then, the state's new governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R), has said she will try again under different rules - while a work requirement in Georgia is slated to begin this summer. Nationally, Republicans have argued that such mandates could increase labor force participation, even...
CSHCN were also more likely than their peers to have a family income less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (2313 children [43.9%] vs 4182 children [41.6%]) and to have 1 or more caregiver-reported identified chronic conditions and disabilities (no identified condition or disability, ...
"Expanding access to care for lower-income working families through a private option — in a fiscally responsible way that lowers premiums — is something we will continue to gather facts on in the House," Burns said. In addition to Georgia, state House speakers in Alabama and Mississippi have...
Prohibiting annual and/or lifetime benefit limits. Improving Retention Rates and Renewals CMS says that it is also aiming to ensure continuous coverage and reduce the number of eligible individuals who lose coverage for a period of time. Some of the changes in the Proposed Rule include: Limiting...
CSHCN were also more likely than their peers to have a family income less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (2313 children [43.9%] vs 4182 children [41.6%]) and to have 1 or more caregiver-reported identified chronic conditions and disabilities (no identified condition or disability, ...
Efforts Take Root to End Illegal Billing of Low-Income Medicaid RecipientsChan, DennyBurke, Georgia