Becker's Healthcare September 25, 2025
Gov. Brian Kemp shared how CMS extended Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage program through 2026 on Sept. 25, despite a recent finding from the U.S. Government Accountability Office that the Medicaid work requirement program had spent over twice as much on administrative expenses as on actual medical expenses over the program’s four-and-a-half-year lifespan.
From 2021 through the first half of 2025, Georgia spent $54.2 million on administrative costs, more than double the $26.1 million spent on medical assistance. About 88% of this administrative spending came from the federal government.
Medical costs only entered the equation after the program’s official launch in 2023, and...
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