Georgia Pathways work requirement Medicaid expansion sees few enrollees in first quarter

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville, like hospitals around Georgia, is seeing an increase in patients seeking help with mental health or substance use. (Jess Mador/WABE)

Georgia officials say they’re working to spread awareness of Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the work-requirement Medicaid program the state launched earlier this year. (Jess Mador/WABE)

Georgia officials say they’re working to spread awareness of Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the work-requirement Medicaid program the state launched earlier this year. 

So far, fewer than 1,400 people are participating.

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has long touted Pathways as an effective way to cover more uninsured Georgians who don’t qualify for traditional Medicaid health insurance.