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He Became the Face of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement. Now He’s Fed Up With It.
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A 54-year-old mechanic called Pathways to Coverage a “great program” at the governor’s press conference. But after getting kicked off the health insurance program for low-income Georgians twice, bureaucratic red tape has him at his wit’s end.
https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-medicaid-pathways-brian-kemp-luke-seaborn-testimonial-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Georgia #Medicaid #Healthcare #Health #Government #Insurance

The Firm Running Georgia’s Struggling Medicaid Experiment Was Also Paid Millions to Sell It to the Public
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Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to build, manage and market Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program. Yet only 3% of eligible residents have enrolled.
https://www.propublica.org/article/deloitte-georgia-medicaid-work-requirement-pathways-campaign?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Georgia #Medicaid #Health #Healthcare #Marketing #Consultant

Hurricane Helene is one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, and has devastated areas of Georgia and the Carolinas too. Garden & Gun has created this list of local and regional organizations that are providing help, with details on how to donate.

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#HurricaneHelene #Florida #Georgia #NorthCarolina #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange

Georgia Touts Its Medicaid Experiment as a Success. The Numbers Tell a Different Story.
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Only 6,500 participants have enrolled in a program that has cost taxpayers more than $86 million — a warning for other states looking to impose restrictions on Medicaid in a second Trump presidency.

https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-medicaid-work-requirement-pathways-to-coverage-hurdles?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Georgia #Medicaid #Healthcare #Health #Data #Trump

Tennessee’s Law on School Threats Ensnared Students Who Posed No Risks. Two States Passed Similar Laws.

Despite an outcry over increased arrests in Tennessee, two states — Georgia and New Mexico — followed its lead by passing laws that will crack down harder on hoax threats.
https://www.propublica.org/article/school-threats-laws-georgia-new-mexico?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Georgia #NewMexico #Tennessee #School #Law #Students #Education

Georgia Won’t Say Who’s Now Serving on Its Maternal Mortality Committee After Dismissing All Members Last Year
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Before ProPublica’s reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, the names of committee members had been publicly released. Now, Georgia says releasing the identities would be a violation of state law.
https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-maternal-mortality-committee-members-names-not-released?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Georgia #Health #Women #Abortion #Law

#Georgia USA picks of the day:

➡️ @thexylom - Non-profit science news site based in Atlanta

➡️ @AtlantaFilmCriticsCircle - Group of film critics based in Atlanta

➡️ @georgiamuseum - Art museum of University of Georgia

➡️ @BeerGuysRadio - Podcast & radio show about craft beers, based in Georgia

➡️ @sandbox - Hackerspace in Atlanta

➡️ @IGHRGenealogy - Genealogy courses from Georgia Genealogical Society

➡️ @ajcnews - Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper

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