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Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirements: A Troubled Blueprint as Waiver Deadline Looms

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirements: A Troubled Blueprint as Waiver Deadline Looms

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirements: A Troubled Blueprint as Waiver Deadline Looms Georgia’s two-year experiment with Medicaid work requirements, often seen as a precursor to upcoming federal mandates, continues to face significant challenges and scrutiny as its federal waiver approaches a September 2025 expiration. Despite being the only state with an active system requiring low-income adults to report monthly work, school, or volunteer hours to maintain health coverage, Georgia’s ‘Pathways to Coverage’ program has been plagued by bureaucratic hurdles, red tape,…

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Breaking the Red Tape: Insurers Vow to Simplify Prior Authorizations After Federal Pressure

Breaking the Red Tape: Insurers Vow to Simplify Prior Authorizations After Federal Pressure

Breaking the Red Tape: Insurers Vow to Simplify Prior Authorizations After Federal Pressure In a significant move aimed at alleviating a major source of frustration for patients and healthcare providers, federal health officials announced yesterday, Monday, that a coalition of private health insurance companies has voluntarily pledged to overhaul and standardize the often-arduous “prior authorization” process. This commitment, revealed in a high-profile press conference, promises a streamlined system for medical tests and procedures by the end of the current calendar…

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