Georgia program launches assistance to help uninsured meet Pathways Medicaid work requirement

(Jacob Sippel, Naval Hospital/WABE).
Georgia Pathways to Coverage offers Medicaid health insurance coverage to adults with incomes up to 100% of the federal poverty line of $14,580 for a single person or $30,000 for a family of four, in exchange for 80 hours per month of employment, job training, education, volunteering and other approved activities. (Jacob Sippel/Naval Hospital)

Some Georgians who qualify for the state’s recently launched Pathways to Coverage Medicaid program may now have access to more assistance with employment opportunities and job training.

The nonprofit CareSource of Georgia, one of the state’s five Medicaid Care Management Organizations, is offering the assistance to members in conjunction with the First Step Staffing Services company.

The new project is designed for low-income, uninsured adults who would otherwise qualify for Pathways but are unemployed or don’t work enough hours to qualify for the program.