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Sb 338: Amendments Relating To Medicaid Postpartum Coverage, Ivona Relja, Meredith Elkin
Sb 338: Amendments Relating To Medicaid Postpartum Coverage, Ivona Relja, Meredith Elkin
Georgia State University Law Review
This Act amends Medicaid postpartum coverage for mothers from a period of six months to one year. The Department of Human Services will provide postpartum care Medicaid coverage to mothers for a period of one year following the date pregnancy ends.
Sb 106 - Patients First Act, Jasmine Nicole Becerra, Leanne E. Livingston
Sb 106 - Patients First Act, Jasmine Nicole Becerra, Leanne E. Livingston
Georgia State University Law Review
The Patients First Act amends both Title 49 and Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, which allows the state to apply for two federal waivers. One being the Section 1115 waiver to the Social Security Act. The second being the Section 1332 waiver to the Affordable Care Act. Section 1115 waivers apply to Medicaid and may be sought to include a maximum income threshold up to 100% of the Federal Poverty Level. The Section 1332 innovation waiver applies to insurance coverage generally.
Social Services Public Assistance: Bar Participation By Person Convicted Of Violating Of Georgia Medical Assistance Act; Create Medicaid Fraud Forfeiture Act To Freeze Assets Of Fraud Suspects, Katie Wood
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act gives prosecutors the power to freeze and seize the property of Medicaid fraud suspects. The Act also gives the Department of Medical Assistance the authority to prohibit persons previously convicted of Medicaid fraud from participating in the program.