Georgia helped inspire the Medicaid work rules. Its own rules could soon end.

By: Briah Lumpkins, KFF Health News, Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: November 2, 2026

Words: 1,623

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage.

The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also covered weekly shots to manage an array of allergies, saving him more than $1,700 a year in out-of-pocket costs, he said.

Gov. Brian Kemp pursued Pathways as an …

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