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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Gov. Kemp has introduced a series of health care proposals aimed at improving access to medical services in Georgia. These proposals are set to be discussed in the upcoming legislative session. The focus of Kemp's plan is to expand the Georgia Pathways program, which currently provides Medicaid coverage to low-income adults in the state.

Low-income parents and legal guardians of children up to age 6 in Georgia would be eligible for the state’s Pathways to Coverage program under a new proposal unveiled by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp at the Gold Dome on Wednesday.