Topic: Health insurance

August 20, 2026 • Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs

Arkansas’s Costly Medicaid Lesson Provides Warning for Other States

By Jonathan Small

When the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” passed, it offered a much higher federal-state match if states expanded Medicaid welfare prog

August 6, 2026 • Commentary

Why Medicare Pays More for the Same Healthcare, Depending on the Building

By Chris Denson

Most people are probably aware that where they receive their healthcare affects the price. For example, treatment in an emergency room costs more than in a prim

December 5, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: December 5, 2025

Extending Obamacare COVID Subsidies Will Result In Employers Dropping Insurance Coverage

October 24, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 24, 2025

Although the public health emergency ended more than two years ago, these “enhanced” subsidies remain in place.

February 5, 2025 • Blog

The worst time for Georgia to expand Medicaid

By Kyle Wingfield

Georgia’s policymakers would be wiser to put their energies into making our market for healthcare work even better.

July 12, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: July 12, 2024

A new policy brief analyzes how Georgia’s health insurance landscape has improved since Gov. Kemp took office in 2019

July 11, 2024 • Commentary

How do we provide the best health coverage for Georgians?

By Chris Denson

Choice and competition in the health insurance market are not only good for consumers, but providers as well.

June 6, 2024 • Commentary

As competition decreases, the cost of healthcare rises

By Chris Denson

In Georgia, the four largest health systems currently account for 51.6% of hospital beds available statewide.

July 21, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: July 21, 2023

Short-term plan, are not subject to Obamacare rules and are thus much more affordable and flexible for families.

July 20, 2023 • Commentary

Popular short-term health plans should be preserved

By Brian Blase

Short-term plans are not subject to Obamacare rules and are thus much more affordable and flexible for families.

June 21, 2023 • Commentary

States can begin verifying Medicaid eligibility for first time in 3 years

By Kyle Wingfield

Millions of people have been receiving a taxpayer-funded benefit for which they no longer qualify.

June 7, 2023 • Commentary

Why do we have so few providers in healthcare?

By Why do we have so few providers in healthcare?

As with too many other topics, the debate on healthcare access tends to focus on symptoms rather than the root cause of the problem.

June 1, 2023 • Commentary

HSAs for state employees would have benefited employees and taxpayers

By Chris Denson

Gov. Brian Kemp recently vetoed legislation that would have made health savings accounts available to state employees.

May 4, 2023 • Blog

Monica’s story

By J. Thomas Perdue

Monica O’Neal is lucky to be alive. Despite having good health insurance, Monica could not find a neurologist to operate. Why not?

February 8, 2023 • Commentary

Kemp’s Georgia Pathways will soon be launched

By Kemp’s Georgia Pathways will soon be launched

Georgia Pathways means better access to care and lower financial risk for taxpayers than Medicaid expansion.

January 25, 2023 • Commentary

Taxpayer-funded benefits should be for those that are supposed to receive them

By Kyle Wingfield

Why are some likely to lose Medicaid coverage?

December 12, 2022 • Blog

Expanding healthcare access. Lowering costs for consumers.

By J. Thomas Perdue

Healthcare policy should be transparent, equitable and patient-based.

November 30, 2022 • MedPage Today

Georgia Set to Implement Medicaid Work Requirements

Featuring Chris Denson

MedPage Today quoted Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson on Georgia's Medicaid waiver.

November 4, 2022 • Commentary

Closure for a Hospital That Didn’t Have to Close

By Chris Denson

Why the financial statements of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center don't reflect a hospital that needed to cease operations.

October 25, 2022 • 11Alive

Expanding Medicaid: The debate, the cost, the impact on Georgians

Featuring Chris Denson

11Alive interviewed Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson during their recent series on potential Medicaid expansion in Georgia.

August 31, 2022 • Blog

A Medicaid Plan that Works for Georgia

By 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 19, 2022 • Press Release

Georgia Public Policy Foundation Applauds Decision to Protect Georgia’s Medicaid Waiver

Featuring 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

Featuring 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 17, 2022 • Blog

Expanding Medicaid Not A Cure-All

By 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

By Peter Nelson

There is no legal basis for the Biden administration to demand a corrective action plan for a waiver that has not yet been implemented.

January 25, 2022 • In The Press

Georgia sues Biden administration over health waiver

Featuring Georgia sues Biden administration over health waiver

Georgia has filed suit against the Biden administration, demanding the state be allowed to impose a work and activity requirement for some Georgians in order to qualify for Medicaid insurance. […]

November 11, 2021 • Foundation News

Stepping away for a while…

By Stepping away for a while…

I still remember the voicemail, four years later: I have some bad news. You need surgery.

April 23, 2021 • Commentary

Auto Insurance Provides a Model for Health Insurance Reform

By Ron Bachman

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 22, 2021 • Blog

Checking Up On Health: March 22, 2021

Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. Calling the shots: The COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech are made with messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, […]

November 16, 2020 • Blog

Checking Up On Health: November 16, 2020

Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. You can expect a lot of pushback as COVID-19 numbers climb around the nation. Before you […]

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