Starting this weekend, more low-income Georgians will be eligible to sign up for health insurance under a new Medicaid program that slightly eases the state’s strict coverage rules.
Limited Medicaid expansion covering low-income Georgians starts July 1 thecurrentga.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thecurrentga.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Georgia is one of a dozen states with no plans to expand Medicaid. Gov. Brian Kemp will instead implement his own plan estimated to cover around 50,000 people, which opponents say is far fewer than would be covered under Medicaid.
After more than 800 days in Glynn County jail, time during which Georgians protested racial inequality and juries found three men guilty of murder and hate crimes, Ahmaud Arbery’s killers have finally entered state custody to serve their life sentences.