By Jill Nolin | Editor
State health officials outlined what sounded a lot like an ultimatum last week: The feds can send more money for Georgia’s partial Medicaid expansion program or else the state will be left with an “unsustainable” program. But would Gov. Brian Kemp really let his signature healthcare policy fade away after fighting for years to stand it up? Freelance healthcare reporter Ariel Hart explores that question as Pathways to Coverage, which currently covers about 18,500 people, faces an uncertain future.
Gov. Brian Kemp, who is serving his last year in office, speaks at 2026 Eggs and Issues. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder
HEALTH
By Ariel Hart
Patient advocates reacted with alarm this week at the suggestion by the administration of Gov. Brian Kemp that it could end Georgia Pathways to Coverage, his signature Medicaid program that gives health coverage to about 18,500 poor Georgians.
Precious Andrews, an advocate who works for mothers’ and children’s health, said she was in shock when she saw the news.
“I was like, this is totally insane,” she said in an interview with the Georgia Recorder.
ENVIRONMENT
By Ross Williams
This week, citizen scientists throughout the southeast region will take 15 minutes to help make a headcount of the buzzing, scuttling little critters that help our flowers bloom and gardens grow.
The counting is part of the University of Georgia’s Great Southeast Pollinator Census. The event, which takes place this Friday and Saturday, started eight years ago in Georgia and is now also open to residents of South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.
A family waits in line to apply for asylum at the southern border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in 2023. The number of refugees admitted to the United States during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is on pace to hit its lowest level on record. (Photo by Corrie Boudreaux for Source NM)
IMMIGRATION
By Shalina Chatlani
The number of refugees admitted to the United States during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is on pace to hit its lowest level on record, according to a new analysis.
The new numbers reflect a steep decline in refugee admissions since President Donald Trump began his second term, according to a new analysis of State Department data by the Pew Research Center.
The U.S. has admitted 10,258 refugees — nearly all of them white South Africans — in the first 10 months of the fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30.
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