July 20, 2023 • Commentary
Popular short-term health plans should be preserved
Short-term plans are not subject to Obamacare rules and are thus much more affordable and flexible for families.
Topic: Affordable Care Act
April 21, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 21, 2023
It’s Friday! Access to quality healthcare close to home is important for all Georgians. And while access to care has always been difficult for rural Georgians, it’s recently become an […]
April 14, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 14, 2023
It’s Friday! We are excited to welcome The Babylon Bee’s Seth Dillon to the Georgia Freedom Dinner in a matter of days. But ticket sales close tonight at 5 pm! […]
April 7, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 7, 2023
It’s Friday! With housing costs putting a strain on home seekers in Georgia and throughout the country, renting is an increasingly feasible option for individuals and families as they try […]
April 6, 2023 • Blog
Georgia taxpayers lost money to Obamacare, the American Rescue Plan and unemployment fraud
The latest stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.
March 20, 2023
Economic Report on Georgia’s Certificate of Need Program
Despite their inception nearly fifty years ago, ongoing questions about cost, access and the role of community healthcare remain.
February 10, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 10, 2023
It’s Friday! As rising housing costs continue to frustrate developers and buyers, it remains important for citizens to understand what goes into those costs – especially if they seem arbitrary or unnecessarily […]
February 8, 2023 • Commentary
Kemp’s Georgia Pathways will soon be launched
Georgia Pathways means better access to care and lower financial risk for taxpayers than Medicaid expansion.
February 1, 2023 • Commentary
Tax credit scholarship expansion introduced
School choice continues to grow across the country with Iowa and Utah adopting universal programs in the past week.
August 31, 2022 • Blog
A Medicaid Plan that Works for Georgia
We may finally get to see how work requirements fit with Medicaid. We can expect good things.
August 26, 2022 • Commentary
A Path Forward for Georgia Pathways Medicaid Waiver
U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood's 65-page ruling is not only necessary at this juncture, but enlightening.
August 19, 2022 • Press Release
Georgia Public Policy Foundation Applauds Decision to Protect Georgia’s Medicaid Waiver
"This waiver was a well-considered effort to offer a path to health coverage for low-income Georgians," said President and CEO Kyle Wingfield.
August 17, 2022 • Blog
Expanding Medicaid Not A Cure-All
Simply saying "expand Medicaid" doesn’t solve the problems many patients and providers in Georgia face.
August 4, 2022 • Center for the American Experiment
CMS Relies on Flawed Legal and Economic Analyses to Suspend Georgia’s State Innovation Waiver
There is no legal basis for the Biden administration to demand a corrective action plan for a waiver that has not yet been implemented.
August 1, 2022 • Blog
Georgia Access Model Still Lacks Necessary Federal Support
Georgia has presented a strong argument why the Biden administration lacks the basis to deny the ACA waiver and are proceeding accordingly.
July 8, 2022 • RealClear Policy
Tackling Middlemen Should be a Priority to Lower Prescription Prices
Democrats have a pattern of advocating for healthcare reform that is long on style, but short on effectiveness.
June 13, 2022 • Commentary
The Misconceptions of Medicaid Expansion
On June 3 the North Carolina Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that would significantly restructure healthcare delivery. What could it mean for Georgia?
February 16, 2022 • Blog
Education Legislation vs. Status Quo
With two bills in the legislature, the most important question is how much better off students would be under either proposal than under the status quo.
December 17, 2021 • Commentary
In Building Back Better, Treat Safety Nets with Care
After months of negotiation, the bill is predicted to cost $2.2 trillion.
September 17, 2021 • Commentary
Garble Mires Message on Healthcare Reform
In almost all recent polling, voters say healthcare is their number one concern. They also trust Democrats more than Republicans on the issue.
June 25, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 25, 2021
It’s Friday! Quote of Note Obamacare’s supporters talked a lot about illnesses contributing to more than half of all bankruptcies, which implied there should have been a sharp decrease in […]
June 11, 2021 • Commentary
How Georgia is ‘Amazon-izing’ Healthcare and Fixing What’s Wrong with the Affordable Care Act
While Republicans nationally struggle to agree on solutions in healthcare and Democrats push for more government control, Georgia is taking a major step forward
June 11, 2021
Friday Facts: June 11, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Federalism, a state of independence: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has a history of defending the ability of Georgia to solve its own problems instead of […]
June 10, 2021 • Blog
The Wavering Waver
For a group that says it wants to increase healthcare access for all, the Biden administration has spent much of its early months in office trying to stymie reforms in […]
April 23, 2021 • Commentary
Auto Insurance Provides a Model for Health Insurance Reform
Auto insurance has paved the way for health reform to follow. Nobody has suggested auto insurance is liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat. Auto insur
March 26, 2021
Friday Facts: March 26, 2021
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Visit georgiapolicy.org to read the Foundation’s latest commentary, “Don’t Let Strings on Covid Cash Make Georgia Feds’ Puppet,” by Kyle Wingfield. Memory Lane: The Georgia Public […]
March 25, 2021 • Foundation News
Georgia Public Policy Foundation Joins Free-Market Coalition Asking Treasury Secretary Yellen to Respect State Powers
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is a co-signer on a letter from a coalition of organizations that was sent to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The text is below. Dear […]
March 1, 2021 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: March 1, 2021
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. States have waiting for Georgia’s innovative Medicaid 1115 waiver to take effect and lead the exodus […]
February 22, 2021 • Foundation News
Recent Foundation Publications
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 2021 publications are listed below by date of publication. Click on a link to read. Sign up here to be added to the Foundation’s media […]
January 15, 2021
Friday Facts: January 15, 2021
It’s Friday! As the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021, each Friday Facts will include a little trip down Memory Lane from our three decades of […]
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