Topic: PeachCare

April 17, 2020

Friday Facts: April 17, 2020

It’s Friday! This is the fifth Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals here. […]
February 9, 2018

Friday Facts: February 9, 2018

It’s Friday! Great news for Georgia and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation! The Foundation was named one of the “Best Independent Think Tanks” in the 2017 Global Go-To Think Tank […]
February 2, 2018

College Fees: Sticker Shock for Georgia Families

College fees have become a shell game that allows colleges to shift academic costs to fees. Clarity is needed as the cost to families continues to rise. By Lee Brewer […]
December 15, 2017

Friday Facts: December 15, 2017

It’s Friday! Events January 23: More than 28,000 events will celebrate National School Choice Week 2018 from January 21-27. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation marks this event annually with a […]
June 16, 2017

Five Ways the Senate Can Improve Health Care Reform

As the August recess fast approaches, taxes, infrastructure and other important federal policy deliberations await the fate of health care reform in the U.S. Senate. By Kelly McCutchen As the […]
July 8, 2016

Georgia Must Correct Dental Care Disparities

By Nicoleta Serban  More than 58 percent of Georgia’s children – about 1.5 million youngsters –  qualify for public dental benefits through the state’s Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids programs, […]
January 22, 2016

Friday Facts: January 22, 2016

It’s Friday!  Then and Now Did you know? In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, according to one advertisement (May 1991), a business-class 386/33 personal computer with […]
August 15, 2014

Friday Facts: August 15, 2014

It’s Friday! An important reminder: We want you to continue to receive our updates! To ensure that you receive Foundation e-mails, please add us to your address book or safe […]
July 15, 2014

Checking Up On Health: July 15, 2014

Why you’ll be learning a lot more about direct primary care, aka “concierge” care. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Don’t believe the middleman makes a […]
December 18, 2013

Georgia Medicaid Expansion – Woodwork Effect

Even if Georgia decides not to expand Medicaid eligibility, the state could be facing a $385 million annual increase in Medicaid costs. This comes on the heels of the provider fee […]
October 4, 2013

How Do You Spell Confusion? E-x-c-h-a-n-g-e-s

Patient engagement and health literacy are more likely to emerge through products and services offered through private marketplaces than government exchanges. By Ronald E. Bachman  On October 1 government insurance […]
April 30, 2013

Checking Up On Health: April 30, 2013

Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Hospital care spending: Georgia is second only to Utah in a ranking of the states with the lowest hospital care […]
August 30, 2012

Friday Facts: August 31, 2012

August 31, 2012 It’s Friday!  Quotes of Note  “I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that “all powers not delegated to the United States, by […]
July 30, 2012

Georgia Physician Shortage One Among Many Challenges

By Mike Klein Health care policy is a complex beast with seemingly intractable political positions, lots of data to support or refute almost anyone’s perspective, tons of financial impact analysis […]
June 25, 2012

Why Prices Matter in Health Care

By John C. Goodman The single biggest mistake in all of health policy is the belief that the best way to make health care accessible is to make it free […]
May 16, 2012

Medicaid Dominated when Deal Advisors Took Questions

By Mike Klein Medicaid is a beast.  About one-in-five Georgians receives Medicaid health care.  That is 1.7 million people.  Fifty-nine percent of statewide births are Medicaid babies.  Another couple hundred […]
January 11, 2012

Governor Deal Proposes $700 Million Bonds Package

Governor Nathan Deal’s Fiscal 2013 proposed budget includes $700 million in new bonded projects with $235 million for the University System, $177 million for the state Board of Education and […]
May 13, 2011

Medicaid Program Needs a Dose of Reality

By Benita M. Dodd Much like the tale of the blind men and the elephant, proposals to reform Medicaid are influenced by the perspective: Taxpayers see lighter paychecks; beneficiaries see […]
December 17, 2010

Reform lacking in Feds’ Medicaid Vision

By Nina Owcharenko Recent coverage of the proposals offered by President Obama’s debt commission managed to gloss over a huge issue that is adding to the nation’s deficit – Medicaid. The impact […]
June 8, 2007

Reforming SCHIP: Using Premium Assistance to Expand Coverage

By Nina Owcharenko The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), jointly financed by the federal and state governments but administered by the states, should focus on transitioning eligible lower-income children into […]
May 1, 2000

Expanding Health Insurance Coverage in Georgia

William S. Custer There are two primary reasons why the number of Georgians without health insurance is an important public policy issue.  First, there is a public health concern that lack […]

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