December 7, 2023 • Commentary
Will Medicaid expansion make its way to Georgia?
Georgia policymakers may be asked to consider a potential expansion of the state Medicaid program using Arkansas as the model. But should they?
Topic: KFF
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.
July 9, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 09, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Experienced guide: Since 1996, the nonpartisan Georgia Public Policy Foundation has published a legislative agenda – a guide to the state’s policy challenges, with solutions aimed […]
May 21, 2021
Friday Facts: May 21, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Civil Discourse: For years, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation sponsored debates among Georgia’s political candidates, and – as this 1994 article on tax reform demonstrates – […]
May 11, 2021 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: May 10, 2021
Nonprofit vs. for-profit hospitals. Which would you prefer? Do you even know the difference? Let’s test your knowledge. A hospital system’s reports gross earnings of more than $3.3 billion. Its […]
March 15, 2021 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: March 15, 2020
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. One concern amid COVID-19 lockdowns, shutdowns, mandates, sheltering at home, isolation and telemedicine is the dangerous […]
January 22, 2021
Friday Facts: January 22, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: The debate about education funding is not new, as demonstrated in this clipping from a 1992 editorial in The Augusta Chronicle. As the Foundation celebrates its […]
May 29, 2020
Friday Facts: May 29, 2020
It’s Friday! This is Week 11 of the Friday Facts’ focus on the coronavirus pandemic across the nation and in Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals […]
April 24, 2020 • Online Athens - Athens Banner-Herald
Medicaid Expansion’s No Cure for COVID-19’s Spread
Right on cue, proponents of Medicaid expansion are touting the program as a way for Georgia to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. When all you have in the way of solu
September 27, 2019
Friday Facts: September 27, 2019
It’s Friday! Events November 15: The agenda is online for the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, which features nearly two dozen policy experts and leaders on issues affecting Georgia: Education, […]
June 28, 2019
New Rules Expand Individuals’ Healthcare Options
Almost two years have passed since Republican efforts to reform the U.S. health insurance market were pronounced dead. Perhaps they were merely on life support. By Kyle Wingfield Almost two […]
June 28, 2019
Friday Facts: June 28, 2019
It’s Friday! Events November 15: Early Bird registration is open for the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, which takes place Friday, November 15, at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly. The theme […]
February 28, 2019
Heartland Institute Urges Georgia to Address CON Reform
Georgia is one of 35 states that institute certificate of need (CON) laws. First passed in the 1960s to deter increasing health care costs, CON laws were supposed to limit […]
January 25, 2019
‘Medicare for All’ is Popular Until You Explain How it Works
A new poll shows that a clear majority of Americans support Medicare for All – until they are told what it is and how it would work. By Peter Suderman […]
November 23, 2018
Friday Facts: November 23, 2018
It’s Friday! Condolences: We were saddened to hear of the passing this week of former Congressman Mac Collins at age 74. Collins represented a Macon-based U.S. House district from 1992 […]
October 5, 2018
Medicaid Expansion, ‘Free’ Money That Costs a Lot
Under the Affordable Care Act’s provisions for Medicaid expansion, virtually anyone with annual earnings at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty level is eligible. What is left unsaid […]
October 5, 2018
Friday Facts: October 5, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society depend so much upon an […]
September 7, 2018
Friday Facts: September 7, 2018
It’s Friday! Events We’re at the 2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum today. Are you? The daylong conference at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel features an exciting lineup of experts on […]
July 7, 2017
Senate Health Care Bill Begins to Address Unfairness to Georgia
By Kelly McCutchen As Congress returns next week from its Independence Day recess, health care will be front and center. Amid the noise from special interest groups drowning out substantive […]
July 6, 2017
Insurance Regulation, Risk Pools and Tax Credits
By Kelly McCutchen Addressing pre-existing issues and helping low-income individuals afford health insurance are two major issues being debated in health care reform. The challenge is avoiding unintended consequences by […]
May 5, 2017
Friday Facts: May 5, 2017
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “When we’re dealing with big, intrusive government, we need to forget about good intentions. Instead, let’s focus on how it adversely impacts people at the […]
August 17, 2016
Checking Up On Health: August 17, 2016
What should you save for health care in your retirement? Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd I visited Canada briefly over the weekend, driving into […]
August 12, 2016
Guide to the Issues: Medicaid
Principles: Government should be willing to spend what it is already spending, but in a more rational manner. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent annually in Georgia on uncompensated […]
June 17, 2016
Friday Facts: June 17, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, electronic messages were hardly the norm; the term “email” gained popularity by 1993. Today, According […]
March 24, 2016
ZPolitics Publishes Foundation Article on ObamaCare at 6
ZPolitics publishes Foundation commentary on ObamaCare at age 6. Benita Dodd wrote a commentary for ZPolitics that was published on March 23, 2016, the sixth anniversary of the Affordable Care […]
September 25, 2015
Friday Facts: September 25, 2015
It’s Friday! Events October 15: Just 19 days left to register for the Sixth Annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly on Thursday, October 15! Join legislators, […]
June 24, 2015 • Blog
A Reality Check on King v. Burwell and Health Care Subsidies
The great majority of Georgians get their insurance from government or their employer. As of 2014, only 6 percent of Georgians held an individual policy or a policy bought on the federally operated exchange. […]
November 4, 2014
Checking Up On Health: November 4, 2014
The government has demanded confidentiality from insurers about testing of the health care enrollment system. Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd It’s Election Day in Georgia, so […]
August 5, 2014
Checking Up On Health: August 5, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The biggest health story in a while is happening right here in Georgia, as Ebola makes its first official appearance in […]
February 5, 2014
Nine Reasons to Question Medicaid Expansion
The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) expanded Medicaid to all individuals under age 65 with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). The […]
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