Georgia Officials Say New Federal Medicaid Rules Threaten State’s Partial Expansion Program

Georgia officials say new federal Medicaid rules threaten state’s partial expansion program

New federal guidelines would make the state’s Medicaid program financially unsustainable, state health officials said at the Board of Community Health meeting in August. the_burtons/Getty ImagesGeorgia health officials are asking the Trump administration for more funding for the state’s partial Medicaid expansion program because they say federal changes are expected to increase enrollment by about 100,000 people, raising the costs of the program…

Georgia officials say new federal Medicaid rules threaten state’s partial expansion program - Now Georgia

Photo courtesy of Now Georgia ATLANTA, Ga. (Georgia Recorder) — Georgia health officials are asking the Trump administration for more funding for the state’s partial Medicaid expansion program because they say federal changes are expected to increase enrollment by about 100,000 people, raising the costs of the program. The Board of Community Health, which oversees Georgia’s Medicaid program, announced at its Thursday meeting that they are once a…