The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...

Advocates are bracing for potential cuts to Georgia's safety net programs under the GOP's "big, beautiful bill" moving through Congress, though it remains to be seen what changes to programs like ...

Public health scholars are urging the HHS to refuse Georgia’s request to continue its Medicaid work requirements program, citing harm to patients, providers and the state’s own finances. Last week, ...

Medicaid is on the chopping block in Washington, D.C., and by extension throughout the rest of the country. The cuts being pushed by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives would be felt in ...

As executive director of the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta, I see first-hand how Medicaid benefits our community. I'd like to highlight the story of a former board member, who chronicles his ...

Sixteen states have used Section 1332 waivers to implement reinsurance programs that aim to reduce premiums and increase enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplaces. Although ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia Senate budget writers advanced a nearly $39 billion state spending plan Wednesday, adding money for disability services and state retirees while cutting ...