New health care bill is a Band-Aid on a gaping wound
A rural health care bill, HB 769, passed a House committee on Tuesday. The bill has received a lot of attention, but it’s missing a crucial component — Medicaid expansion. At this point, any health care bill that doesn’t include ending Georgia’s Medicaid blockade is putting a Band-Aid on a deadly, gaping wound. Rep. Betty Price and other conservative lawmakers have created a symbolic bill that sounds good but does nothing to help rural communities.