Georgia’s Medicaid Waiver Application Process Reaches Next Step

In the end, it will be Gov. Brian Kemp who’ll decide what exactly goes into the waiver applications.

John Amis / Associated Press

An effort to expand Georgia’s Medicaid rolls is moving into its next phase.

An advisory board gathered Thursday in Atlanta to hear an update.

The consulting group Deloitte, which got a nearly $2 million contract to prepare Medicaid waivers for the state, painted a deficient picture of Georgia’s health insurance system.