Georgia Medicaid work requirement program spending more on consultants than care: Report

Becker's Healthcare March 21, 2024
Andrew Cass

Georgia’s alternative to expanding Medicaid under the ACA has cost $26.6 million through Dec. 31, with 90% of that money going toward administrative and consulting costs, KFF Health News reported March 20.

The state’s limited Medicaid expansion with work requirements, dubbed Georgia Pathways to Coverage, began July 1. About 3,500 people have signed up for the program, a far cry from the state’s projection that 25,000 residents would enroll in the first year, according to the report.

Consulting firm Deloitte was paid...

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