The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) has reopened the public comment period for the Pathways to Coverage® waiver extension. The new deadline to submit comments is March 19, 2025. This means you have another chance to speak up and demand better health care for Georgians. 

Pathways to Coverage launched in July 2023 as a Medicaid program that requires participants to work or meet strict activity requirements to keep their health coverage. Unfortunately, the program has failed to deliver. For example:

On January 21, 2025, the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) announced its intent to submit a Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Extension Application to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for Georgia Pathways to Coverage® (Georgia Pathways). As part of the waiver extension process, DCH accepted public comments through February 20, 2025.

GHF submitted written comments during the public comment period to ensure that Georgians’ needs and experiences are reflected in the future of the Pathways program.

Our full letter to DCH is included below: