Georgia is now the only state in the US to implement work requirements in its Medicaid program . It is expected to increase the number of people with health insurance rather than strip coverage away from an untold number of lowincome residents . Pathways to Coverage which began July comes as House Republicans in Congress are pushing to expand work requirements . There is no federal work mandate in Medicaid but states received permission during the Trump administration to require existing enrollees to work volunteer or meet other criteria to retain their health insurance . Georgia has among the nations strictest eligibility requirements for Medicaid . Parents only qualify if they make less than of the federal poverty level for a family of three or about this year according to KFF a health policy research organization . Georgia is one of states that has not expanded the program to all lowincome adults under the Affordable Care Act . The state funds allotted for the program in the current fiscal year will allow about to enroll according to the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute a leftleaning advocacy group . Others however estimate far fewer people will gain coverage . In his speech Kemp said up to Georgians could qualify to gain coverage but some Georgians are expected to qualify in the first year . There are no exemptions for parents of dependent children or other caregivers . There were no exemptions to parents of . parents of children or . other caregivers or other carers . Other states that had such exemptions. Other states with such exemptions had such waivers had . such exemptions . Other States that sought to . other states have such exemptions for such exemptions in the state had such an exemptions. Others however however estimate that far fewer of the .parents of children and other caregivers to qualify for the state to qualify . The program to enroll in the State of the program . Others though estimate far less than
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