What HB 1276 does: Prohibits Medicaid applicants and recipients from using self-attestation to verify income, residency, or identity and requires ongoing cross-checks of enrollees against multiple state and federal data sources. It also reduces retroactive Medicaid coverage from three months to two months, a change that likely requires federal CMS approval Georgia may not receive. If enacted as written, the bill risks erroneous disenrollments similar to the post-pandemic Medicaid unwinding and could expose Georgia to significant federal compliance liability.