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GA SB433
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/11/2014
Primary Sponsor
Nan Orrock
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AI Summary
- Authorizes state appropriations to fund Georgia's share of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, extending coverage to approximately 600,000 uninsured adults with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty level
- Requires the Governor to take all necessary steps to expand Medicaid, including submitting any required amendments to the state plan
- Includes a restriction that the appropriations authorization is not required if the federal government provides less than 90% of the expansion funding
- Cites legislative findings that expansion would bring more than $33 billion in new federal spending over ten years, boost statewide economic activity by more than $65 billion, and support 56,000 jobs — 63% outside metropolitan Atlanta
- Notes that four rural hospitals have recently closed due in part to high uninsured rates, and that more than 140,000 uninsured Georgians in 109 rural counties would gain coverage under expansion
Legislative Description
Medical Assistance; authorization of appropriations; federal financial participation for medical assistance payments; Medicaid
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/12/2014
Full Bill Text
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