By Israel Robinson|September 17, 2024| 9 min
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Medicaid Expansion: Is this the Year?
Are the stars aligned to dramatically increase the number of low-income Georgia families who can qualify for affordable health insurance? Fourteen years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Georgia is one of only ten states that has not closed the…
Thoughts on the 2023 Legislature
The 2023 Georgia legislative session is over, and the legislators are off on spring breaks, back to their day jobs, or recovering in bed. But advocates who care about good policy in this state are assessing what just happened, what bills passed or failed…
Medicaid Unwinding: A time for expansion?
This article first appeared in Political Peach News Medicaid, the federal health insurance program for low-income adults and children, is designed to keep citizens healthy and provide necessary medical care. It also provides critical funding for hospitals and other…
School Vouchers: A bad idea for Georgia schools
The premise of school vouchers is for the state to give tax money to students to use in private schools. The scheme has been around for many years, and like a bad penny, it just seems to keep turning up. The current iteration is SB 233. This bill would give a $6,000..
Peachy ‘Pinions: SCOTUS threatens the future of healthcare access
After years of a coordinated campaign against abortion rights, Republicans finally got their way. The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and millions of American women have lost control over their own bodies. Republican attacks on women’s health care are nothing…
Universal Free Lunch Comes to a Screeching Halt
June 30th, 2022 is the last day that students across Georgia and the United States will receive free lunch. Free lunch waivers were distributed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and it was a big help to families struggling during the pandemic. These…
Lift Every Voice: Black voters in Georgia Act in the Face of Opposition
Medicaid Expansion: Is this the Year?
Are the stars aligned to dramatically increase the number of low-income Georgia families who can qualify for affordable health insurance? Fourteen years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Georgia is one of only ten states that has not closed the…
Thoughts on the 2023 Legislature
The 2023 Georgia legislative session is over, and the legislators are off on spring breaks, back to their day jobs, or recovering in bed. But advocates who care about good policy in this state are assessing what just happened, what bills passed or failed…
Medicaid Unwinding: A time for expansion?
This article first appeared in Political Peach News Medicaid, the federal health insurance program for low-income adults and children, is designed to keep citizens healthy and provide necessary medical care. It also provides critical funding for hospitals and other…
School Vouchers: A bad idea for Georgia schools
The premise of school vouchers is for the state to give tax money to students to use in private schools. The scheme has been around for many years, and like a bad penny, it just seems to keep turning up. The current iteration is SB 233. This bill would give a $6,000..
Peachy ‘Pinions: SCOTUS threatens the future of healthcare access
After years of a coordinated campaign against abortion rights, Republicans finally got their way. The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and millions of American women have lost control over their own bodies. Republican attacks on women’s health care are nothing…
Universal Free Lunch Comes to a Screeching Halt
June 30th, 2022 is the last day that students across Georgia and the United States will receive free lunch. Free lunch waivers were distributed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and it was a big help to families struggling during the pandemic. These…