Medicaid Expansion Bill Gains Bipartisan Support In Georgia From Four GOP Senators
Medicaid expansion in Georgia has gained bipartisan support, with four Republican senators signing the Democrat-backed bill.
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Handful of rural Georgia Republicans join with Dems to give full Medicaid expansion another go
A handful of Senate Republicans from rural Georgia have signed onto a new bipartisan attempt to fully expand Medicaid through ...
Gov. Kemp unveils tort reform plan
Gov. Brian Kemp is making tort reform a top priority this legislative session in Georgia.
Georgia Gov. Kemp wants to limit lawsuits. But would that keep insurance rates from rising?
Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp is reiterating his pitch for lawsuit limits, saying they will halt rising insurance costs. The ...
Kemp wants to curb lawsuits, but would that rein in insurance rates?
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday reiterated his simple pitch for lawsuit limits: They’ll halt rising insurance costs. The ...
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Kemp’s proposal sets the stage for a high-stakes fight that has divided the Gold Dome for decades.
Gov. Brian Kemp unveils proposed overhaul of legal system he says will bring down insurance costs for Georgians.
More than 1.5M enroll in Georgia health care exchange
More than 1.5 million Georgians enrolled in the state's new health care exchange, Insurance Commissioner John King said. Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would ...
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Trump and Medicaid: Everything to know about the low-income health insurance program
When the White House budget office released a memo this week that instructed all federal agencies to cease spending on any ...
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Warnock to vote against Kennedy after tense exchange over Nazi comments
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock confronted Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, about his past comments comparing the CDC to "Nazi death camps." ...
GOP senators sign on to Democrat-backed Medicaid expansion
Goodman, Hickman and Watson declined comment. Summers told 11Alive News that he has heard from constituents who can be served with Medicaid expansion and is motivated to protect rural hospitals, ...
Kennedy Stumbles on Medicaid Details as Lawmakers Press on Plans
Answers given by President Donald Trump‘s choice to lead the US Health and Human Services Department, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during his confirmation hearing did little to assuage Democrats’ doubts ...
State senators, introduce bipartisan effort to expand Medicaid in Georgia
The legislation, Senate Bill 50, would expand access to medical coverage to Georgians making less than 138% of the federal poverty limit and would request a waiver to do so from the U.S. Department of ...