Legislative update: Sine Die

Thank you for your continued readership and support during the 2021 legislative session! The GHF team is proud to deliver timely, accurate updates to you on health care happenings at the Capitol. We hope that they have helped you stay informed and connected. If you have enjoyed reading each week’s edition, please consider supporting our work with a donation today. Thank you very much!

In this week’s update:

• Our priorities: “Express lane” Medicaid, telehealth, and prior authorization
• Status update: Which bills continue to the Governor’s desk and which ones were left behind
• GHF’s got you covered this session!

Legislative Update: Week 7

The GHF team prides itself on being able deliver timely and accurate updates on health care happenings at the Capitol. We hope that you enjoy reading our weekly legislative updates and that they help you stay informed and connected. If you enjoy them, please consider supporting our work with a donation today. Thank you for your continued support!

In this week’s update:

• The General Assembly approves the calendar for the rest of session
• Action alerts: prior authorization, Medicaid expansion, & mental health & substance use updates!
• Legislation: telehealth, changes to nursing rules, & protecting the ACA 
• Advocacy events this week: transgender rights!
• Federal COVID-19 relief – including extra Medicaid expansion funding – passed by U.S. House
• GHF’s got you covered this session!

Legislative Update: Week 5

The GHF team enjoys keeping you in the loop with these weekly updates and you enjoy reading them! It takes time and effort to deliver this service to you in a complete and accurate way every week of Georgia’s legislative session. If these updates help keep you connected to the health happenings under the Gold Dome, please consider supporting our work with a donation today. Thank you very much!

In this week’s update:

• Vote expected tomorrow on bill to reduce the number of uninsured children in Georgia
• Legislation on telehealth, prescription drug savings, tobacco and vaping education, and more!
• Governor’s partial Medicaid expansion plan hits roadblock
• Advocacy events for your calendar
• GHF’s got you covered this session!

Legislative Update: Week 4

Thank you for your readership and enthusiasm for GHF’s weekly legislative updates! The GHF team enjoys putting these updates together to keep you in the loop. We work hard to deliver this service to you in a complete and accurate way every week of Georgia’s legislative session. If you rely on these updates to keep you connected to the health happenings under the Gold Dome, please consider supporting our work with a donation today. Thank you very much!

In this week’s update:

• Take action to reduce the number of uninsured children in Georgia
• Legislation on vaccine administration, lead poisoning in children, prior authorization, and a Medicaid public option!
• Advocacy events for your calendar
• GHF’s got you covered this session!

Legislative update: Week 3

In this week’s update:

• Georgia House approves changes to the current state budget
• Take action to preserve coverage & access to care for Georgians with HIV/AIDS
• Legislation on kids’ and pregnancy Medicaid, mental health, Georgia’s all payer claims database, lead poisoning in children, and more!
• Advocacy events for your calendar
• GHF’s got you covered this session!

Legislative Update: Week 1

The 2021 legislative session has begun

Last week, the Georgia General Assembly convened for the first time in 2021. The first four days of the 2021 legislative session were held with additional COVID-19 safety protocols in place. The attentions of legislators were mostly taken up with committee appointments, (including a change in leadership for the Senate Insurance Committee from Sen. Burt Jones to Sen. Dean Burke), Governor Kemp’s third State of the State address, and other annual traditions, including GHF’s own Health Care Unscrambled. 

This week will be primarily dedicated to budget hearings for the current (FY 2021 Amended) and next year’s (FY 2022) state budgets. The General Assembly will reconvene on Tuesday, January 26th for the fifth day of legislative session.