Georgia will seek federal approval to extend Medicaid coverage to some low-income parents and legal guardians of children through the age of six, Gov. Brian Kemp announced.

ATLANTA, GA — An inpatient behavioral health system with facilities in metro Atlanta has reached a multi-million dollar, multi-state settlement over Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants to let low-income parents with young kids enroll without working in a Medicaid program that provides coverage for some able-bodied adults.

With just nine months left for the test pilot program, Gov. Brian Kemp said he’s proposing new legislation to adjust how the Georgia Pathways to Coverage program works.

During the first week of Georgia’s 2025 legislative session, Gov. Brian Kemp is outlining his priorities for the state.

Under Gov. Kemp's new proposal, Medicaid coverage expands to cover parents and legal guardians in households with incomes at or below the federal poverty level who have children, 6 years of age and younger.

State lawmakers have wrapped up day three under the gold dome in Atlanta on Wednesday. After education, healthcare tops the list for the highest amount of funding in the state budget. Organizations like Georgia Watch say they want a pathway for community health workers to be eligible for Medicaid reimbursement.

Kemp said he plans to propose a 0.2% tax cut in 2025, bringing the income tax for individuals and businesses down to 5.19%. The move comes after he pushed for a 0.1% tax cut in 2024, the largest tax cut of its kind in Georgia history. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Gov. Kemp proposes ‘acceleration of largest income tax cut in state history’

Dr. Lawrence Jones, Ph.D., warns of potential dangers for Black pregnant women due to Medicaid managed care contracts in Georgia.

Since its July 2023 launch, Georgia Pathways has provided Medicaid coverage to 8,385 Georgians. Critics have argued thousands more could be covered if the state fully expanded Medicaid, which Kemp, previous Republican governors, and GOP legislative leaders have consistently resisted as too expensive.

Georgia will seek federal approval to extend Medicaid coverage to some low-income parents and legal guardians of children through the age of six, Gov. Brian Kemp announc.

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