Gov. Kemp Makes Insurance For The Poor Dependent On Work Requirements In Georgia

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, shown in August at the Tour Championship golf tournament in Atlanta, unveiled plans Monday to seek federal approval for a limited expansion of Medicaid that would require new enrollees to work, volunteer or receive job training.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has released his long-awaited plan to expand access to health insurance to hundreds of thousands of some of the state’s poorest residents.

Kemp will ask federal officials for permission to expand the state’s Medicaid program to offer coverage to people who make between $0 and about $12,000 a year (0%-100% federal poverty level). His office estimates some 408,000 Georgians fall into that category.

But that coverage would not come without requirements.