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Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as healthcare, GAO says

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ABC News

Georgia's work requirement slows processing of applications for Medicaid, food stamps

In July 2023, Georgia launched a Medicaid work requirement program. This is a KFF Health News story. Deegant Adhvaryu completed his parents' applications for Medicaid and food benefits in June. Then ...
Newsday

Georgia's experience raises red flags for Medicaid work requirement moving through Congress

ATLANTA — Georgia’s experiment with a work requirement for Medicaid offers a test of a similar mandate Republicans in Congress want to implement nationally, and advocates say the results so far should ...
The New York Times

A Georgia Work Program Previews How Trump Could Reshape Medicaid

The nation’s only Medicaid work program is part of a broad Republican push to change how poor people qualify for health care. In a second Trump term, Medicaid could be a target for huge spending cuts.
WSB-TV

Bipartisan ‘Guest Worker’ bill filed to have immigrants work in GA, resolve labor shortages

ATLANTA — A bipartisan group of Georgia state lawmakers filed legislation to authorize the labor department to create a “guest worker” program to bring qualified immigrants in to work in areas that ...
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Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Current. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Most of the tax ...