Bookman: Is Jackson’s plan just another attempt to kick the Medicaid expansion can down the road?

By: Jay Bookman

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 671

Last Updated: 4 hours, 51 minutes ago

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Georgians strongly support Medicaid expansion to provide health insurance to their lower-income neighbors, and they have done so for years.

Yet somehow, their clear policy preference has not yet been translated into action. The state remains one of only 10 that have not accepted the federal government’s offer to expand coverage.

How do we know that public support for expansion is real?

Well, repeated polls have shown that between 70-75% of voters support extending …

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