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Patient Advocates Call for Action as 2025 Session Ends
... (AHA), the American Lung Association and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) have released the following joint statement on the future of health care coverage legislation: “For the first time, a bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers proposed a bill to expand Medicaid this session. We look forward to continuing working with them to solve the health care coverage crisis in Georgia. More than 400,000 Georgians fall into the coverage gap, meaning they make too much money to qualify for ...
ACS CAN Profiles Georgia Voices of those Impacted by Medicaid Program through Launch of Digital Storybook
Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) launched a collection of digital stories from individuals, families and health care professionals as part of its Medicaid Covers US project. The stories feature people directly impacted by Medicaid across several states ... features the faces and stories of those who have been helped by the program, those who could benefit from the program if they were eligible and health professionals who have seen what critical role this program plays for their patients and their health systems. ACS CAN’s Medicaid ...
Medicaid Expansion & The End of Continuous Coverage in Georgia
... expansion? During the pandemic, Congress put in place continuous coverage protections to ensure that Medicaid enrollees were able to keep their health coverage without needing to re-enroll. These protections will end as soon as April 1st, 2023. States will begin reviewing the eligibility of ... and drop coverage for those who no longer qualify or do not provide updated information. 167,000 Georgians are now at risk of losing their health coverage and access to the care they need to get and stay healthy. The stakes are not the same throughout the country. Those living in Georgia will have fewer options for ...