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https://www.yahoo.com/news/300k-georgia-kids-lose-insurance-024355852.html
ATLANTA - A recent report from Georgetown University says the state of Georgia dropped about 300,000 children from its Medicaid and PeachCare programs in 2023.
This comes after pandemic-era protections that kept people insured were lifted.
"Georgia unfortunately did not do well in protecting its children. Georgia ranked third in the country for the number of children who lost Medicaid in 2023, and that was a pretty significant finding. We didn't have a lot of data for Georgia because they haven't been very transparent about what's been going on for the children in the unwinding," said Joan Alker, research professor at Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Police. Alker was the lead on the study.
The study tracked disenrollment data nationwide in 2023. During the pandemic, everyone who became insured on Medicaid stayed on, and did not have to fill out annual paperwork to prove their eligibility.
"States are checking renewals for children who are covered by Medicaid and that's half of the children in the United States," said Alker.
According to the Georgia Department of Human Service's website, the state began redetermining eligibility in April 2023.
Alker says by the end of the year, data shows Georgia saw a decline of about 300,000 children in its programs.
ATLANTA - A recent report from Georgetown University says the state of Georgia dropped about 300,000 children from its Medicaid and PeachCare programs in 2023.
This comes after pandemic-era protections that kept people insured were lifted.
"Georgia unfortunately did not do well in protecting its children. Georgia ranked third in the country for the number of children who lost Medicaid in 2023, and that was a pretty significant finding. We didn't have a lot of data for Georgia because they haven't been very transparent about what's been going on for the children in the unwinding," said Joan Alker, research professor at Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Police. Alker was the lead on the study.
The study tracked disenrollment data nationwide in 2023. During the pandemic, everyone who became insured on Medicaid stayed on, and did not have to fill out annual paperwork to prove their eligibility.
"States are checking renewals for children who are covered by Medicaid and that's half of the children in the United States," said Alker.
According to the Georgia Department of Human Service's website, the state began redetermining eligibility in April 2023.
Alker says by the end of the year, data shows Georgia saw a decline of about 300,000 children in its programs.
