Bills affecting Medicaid / public insurance in Georgia (2026 session)

Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact

Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide

Medical Assistance; Department of Community Health to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; direct

"PeachCare Plus Act of 2025"; enact

Social services; transfer Medicaid coverage for foster children from managed care to fee-for-service

Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement

Social services; treatment services under Medicaid to persons with HIV; provisions

Community Health, Department of; expansion of Medicaid; provide

Department of Community Health; determine and verify eligibility of Medicaid applicants and Medicaid recipients and to manage Medicaid enrollment; provide

Department of Human Services; the single state agency responsible for the administration of the state Medicaid program; provide

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

Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act; enact

Hospitals and Related Institutions; assisted living communities and personal care homes to enroll as Medicaid providers; permit

Medical Assistance; Medicaid coverage of postpartum maternal mental health care services; provide

Public Assistance; public option buy-in program to provide healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible for Medicaid coverage; provide

Medical Assistance; authorization of appropriations for obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion; provide

Medical Assistance; Medicaid coverage for heart and lung transplants when medically necessary; require

Uninsured Motorist Coverage; minimum required under motor vehicle liability policies for a individual convicted of driving under the influence or reckless driving; increase

Medical assistance; pilot program to provide coverage under Medicaid program for doula care for pregnant Medicaid recipients; provide

Community Health, Department of; submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for Medicare and Medicaid Services; authorize