New federal funding means it’s time to expand Medicaid in Georgia
Georgia Republicans decided not to expand Medicaid under the pretense that Georgia couldn’t afford it. However, with the increase in federal funding for states adopting the next round of expanded Medicaid, Georgia can’t afford not to adopt it. The Macon Telegraph editorialized, “When Gov. Nathan Deal first declared the state wouldn’t participate in the ACA in 2012, it didn’t seem to make much sense. The federal government paid 100 percent of the cost of the