News Report | February 2, 2020
Georgia Submits Medicaid Expansion Waiver With Mandatory 80-Hour Per Month Community Engagement Requirements
On December 23, 2019, the state of Georgia submitted the Georgia Pathways 1115 Demonstration Waiver and the Georgia Access 1332 State Relief and Empowerment Waiver to the federal government. The 1115 waiver requests approval to implement a partial Medicaid expansion, and impose premiums, copayments, and requirements for community engagement of at least 80 hours per month. Although there are the approximately 408,000 adults in the state who earn less than 100% federal poverty level (FPL) and do not currently qualify for Medicaid, the state estimates first year enrollment at 25,000, and thereafter, at about 50,000 annually.
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