Georgia Delays Implementation Of Limited Medicaid Expansion

Georgia’s plan for a limited Medicaid expansion will not start this week as planned. Instead, state officials have asked to delay its launch from July 1 until at least Aug. 1 as the Biden administration continues its review of the program.

The request came in a letter from Georgia’s Department of Community Health, which would oversee the program, to federal officials last week. 

“We understand that [the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services] is continuing its examination of the status of the authorities approved for the [program] by the prior administration and appreciate the continued discussions,” it reads.