Georgia is one of ten states in the country that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. An expansion would increase the income limit for non-senior adults to qualify for the program up to 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), allowing more people to gain access. The federal government would be responsible for funding 90 percent of the newly eligible enrollment population each year as well as an additional 5 percentage points of the existing enrollment population for the first two years of expansion under the American Rescue Plan, leaving the remainder for the state to cover. Georgia Health Initiative commissioned REMI to conduct a state- and county-level economic impact analysis of Medicaid expansion in Georgia using a regional PI+ model. The study looked at changes in total employment, economic output, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), personal income, and population. Some notable results are available below.
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