September 15, 2022 • Blog
Georgia’s Obsolete CON
Certificate of Need is a statutory relic. Those days are gone, but CON is still with us.
Topic: Georgia
September 15, 2022
Addressing Georgia’s Healthcare Disparities: The Benefits of Full Practice Authority for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
One possible solution for Georgia's growing disparity in healthcare access is allowing full practice authority for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
September 6, 2022 • Commentary
Learn How Much Your Georgia Degrees Pay
On Georgia Degrees Pay, students and their parents can find information about each major offered at each public university in Georgia.
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 29, 2022 • Blog
New Homes Statewide Could Be Zapped By Electric Vehicle Charging Mandate
Members of the governing body that create building codes may mandate a rule similar to an Atlanta ordinance that will raise the costs of new homes statewide.
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 24, 2022 • Blog
Reforming the QBE Formula is Difficult but Necessary
If ever there was a time to focus on outcomes rather than inputs when it comes to public education, that time is now.
August 22, 2022 • The Center Square
Federal Court Decision Clears Way for Medicaid Waiver for Georgia
The Center Square quoted President and CEO Kyle Wingfield from our recent press release on Georgia’s Medicaid waiver.
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 19, 2022 • Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Judge’s Decision Backing Georgia Medicaid Waiver Draws Reaction
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted President and CEO Kyle Wingfield from our recent press release on Georgia's Medicaid waiver.
August 19, 2022 • Blog
Georgia’s Teacher Pension’s Negative Investment Returns Reveal a Trend
Georgia's Teacher Retirement System (TRS) is facing massive losses in 2022– a dramatic reversal that comes just a year after an unprecedented boom.
August 17, 2022 • Blog
‘Defend Our Hospitals’ by Dismantling CON
Certificate of Need harms Georgians when it's used by outside interests, but also when it's used by other Georgia hospitals.
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 12, 2022 • Commentary
What It Will Take to Finally Get K-12 Finance Reform in Georgia
State policymakers should get the most bang for their buck by modernizing school funding to better serve kids and improving taxpayer accountability.
August 10, 2022 • Blog
Government Action Can Jump-Start Housing Construction
At a time when our trust in government to solve problems is perhaps lower than ever, this is one problem government can solve.
August 5, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 5, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.” -Bill Russell 1934-2022 “Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a […]
August 5, 2022 • Commentary
Changes Coming to Georgia Charter Schools
Charter schools are naturally innovative and necessarily competitive, a stark contrast to the stagnation that characterizes failing districts.
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 3, 2022 • Blog
Recession is an Opportunity to Learn from Our Mistakes
Going backward isn’t going forward. But most important is what comes next, and whether we’ve learned from what’s already taken place.
July 29, 2022 • Blog
How the Ongoing Public Health Emergency Continues Unchecked Medicaid Growth
The COVID Public Health Emergency Declaration has spanned two presidents, three Health and Human Services secretaries and a growing series of variants.
July 29, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 29, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The thing I remember best about successful people I’ve met all through the years is their obvious delight in what they’re doing… and it seems […]
July 28, 2022 • Blog
County Code Cements Tension Between Regulators, Homebuilders
Oconee County's regulations on slab construction lead to higher home prices for potential buyers, say experts.
July 25, 2022 • Blog
Cobb County Fire Marshal’s Edict Against Hybrid Schools Might Violate Georgia Law
Cobb County is asking these home schoolers to acquire a new Certificate of Occupancy. Home schoolers say they're exempted by the Learning Pods Protection Act.
July 22, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 22, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.” –Winston Churchill “Identifying […]
July 8, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 8, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” –Peter Marshall […]
June 23, 2022 • Commentary
What the Carson Ruling Means for Education Freedom
Once a state does the right thing and establishes school choice, one thing that is forbidden is discrimination.
June 23, 2022 • Blog
Holding Schools Accountable or Grading On a Curve?
This is a crucial moment for students. Either we face up to the hard realities of what pandemic policies cost, or we just grade on a curve.
June 20, 2022 • Blog
Juneteenth: A Franchise of Freedom
We are not all descendants of American slavery, but to be an American is to have inherited its legacy, and its lessons.
June 17, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 17, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Since there is no such entity as ‘the public,’ since the public is merely a number of individuals, the idea that ‘the public interest’ supersedes […]
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?
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