Georgia’s Stressed Health Care ‘Safety Net’ Could Sway Voters

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May 11th, 2020

Georgia, like other states, is facing steep budget cuts because of COVID-19. State agencies have been asked to cut an additional 14% for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.

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Karen Kinsell is the only doctor in southwest Georgia’s Clay County. A third of her patients are uninsured.

“People really have a hard time understanding the extent and pervasiveness of poverty here, and that’s the general area,” she said.

It’s also an area with Georgia’s highest per capita and highest death rate for COVID-19.

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