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In 1997, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover children from families whose incomes are low but too high for Medicaid. PeachCare for Kids was founded in 1999 as Georgia's SCHIP. As of 2009, an average of 1.4 million Georgians are enrolled.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed paperwork creating a new state health plan for low-income residents to much fanfare at the state Capitol three years ago. The Georgia Department of Community Health ...
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...
The state launched Georgia Pathways to Coverage in July of last year, providing Medicaid coverage to Georgians with household incomes up to 100% of the federal poverty level, $15,060 for an ...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Monday defended and doubled down on his signature Medicaid program — the only one in the nation with a work requirement — further dimming chances the state could adopt ...
As initially passed, the ACA was designed to provide universal health care in the U.S.: those with employer-sponsored health insurance would keep their plans, those with middle-income and lacking employer-sponsored health insurance could purchase subsidized insurance via newly established health insurance marketplaces, and those with low-income would be covered by the expansion of Medicaid.
Georgia and Mississippi are among 10 states that haven't expanded Medicaid eligibility to include people earning up to 138% of the federal poverty level, or $20,120 annually for a single person.
Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Slashed The Uninsured Rate — And The GOP Wants To Take It Away Repealing The Affordable Care Act Would Undo Gains For Poor Families Across America. By Jeffrey Young, Nicky Forster, Hilary Fung, Alissa Scheller and Adam Hooper. Published Thursday, February 9, 2017 11:30 AM EST