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GA · HB1276FINAL · 5 COSPONSORS

Community Health, Department of; review information from certain sources to determine and verify eligibility of Medicaid recipients; provide

Also relevant to:Medicaid / public insurance
Where it is in the process
Plain-English Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public assistance, so as to provide for the Department of Community Health to regularly and systematically review information from certain sources to determine and verify eligibility of Medicaid recipients; to provide for related matters; to provide for a state plan amendment or waiver request; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 4, 2026

Who it affects
Medicaid / public insurance

via Georgians for a Healthy Future: Prohibits Medicaid applicants and recipients from using self-attestation to verify income, residency, or identity and reduces retroactive Medicaid coverage from three months to two months. If enact…

Low-income / working-class

via Georgians for a Healthy Future: Prohibits Medicaid applicants and recipients from using self-attestation to verify income, residency, or identity and reduces retroactive Medicaid coverage from three months to two months. If enact…

AI-extracted
Who This Affectsvia advocacy orgs
  • Medicaid / public insurancedirectModerate impactMedium certainty

    via Georgians for a Healthy Future

    Prohibits Medicaid applicants and recipients from using self-attestation to verify income, residency, or identity and reduces retroactive Medicaid coverage from three months to two months. If enact…

  • Low-income / working-classdirectModerate impactMedium certainty

    via Georgians for a Healthy Future

    Prohibits Medicaid applicants and recipients from using self-attestation to verify income, residency, or identity and reduces retroactive Medicaid coverage from three months to two months. If enact…

What the Bill Does
  • Did not cross over in 2025 session.
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