Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants to let low-income parents with young kids enroll without working in a Medicaid program that provides coverage for some able-bodied adults.

During the first week of Georgia’s 2025 legislative session, Gov. Brian Kemp is outlining his priorities for the state.

Georgia will seek federal approval to extend Medicaid coverage to some low-income parents and legal guardians of children through the age of six, Gov. Brian Kemp announced.

Gov. Brian Kemp says parents of young children would no longer have to satisfy Georgia Pathways to Coverage’s work requirement under a revised plan for the Medicaid program that will be submitted to the federal government this spring.

Under Gov. Kemp's new proposal, Medicaid coverage expands to cover parents and legal guardians in households with incomes at or below the federal poverty level who have children, 6 years of age and younger.

Since its July 2023 launch, Georgia Pathways has provided Medicaid coverage to 8,385 Georgians. Critics have argued thousands more could be covered if the state fully expanded Medicaid, which Kemp, previous Republican governors, and GOP legislative leaders have consistently resisted as too expensive.

ATLANTA, GA — An inpatient behavioral health system with facilities in metro Atlanta has reached a multi-million dollar, multi-state settlement over Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

As data paints a clearer picture of the impact that state policies such as abortion bans and Medicaid expansion can have on maternal health, leaders in some states are rushing to limit their review committee’s work.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp delivered his annual State of the State address, emphasizing tort reforms and fiscal conservatism.

Kemp said he plans to propose a 0.2% tax cut in 2025, bringing the income tax for individuals and businesses down to 5.19%. The move comes after he pushed for a 0.1% tax cut in 2024, the largest tax cut of its kind in Georgia history. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Gov. Kemp proposes ‘acceleration of largest income tax cut in state history’

With just nine months left for the test pilot program, Gov. Brian Kemp said he’s proposing new legislation to adjust how the Georgia Pathways to Coverage program works.

Gov. Brian Kemp delivered a not-so-veiled threat to members of the General Assembly Thursday: Pass significant tort reform during the 2025 legislative session – or else. “There is always room for compromise,