Georgia’s Medicaid reform initiative, Pathways to Coverage, was launched by Governor Brian Kemp and aimed to provide health insurance to low-income individuals engaged in work, study, or volunteering. However, an investigation revealed that the program fell drastically short of its enrollment targets, capturing only 6,500 participants against expectations of over 26,000. Additionally, the costs of $86.9 million primarily benefited consultants rather than enhancing health care access. This shortfall occurred despite the governor's assurances of its effectiveness and did not fulfill its foundational goals, highlighting critical areas for improvement.
The Pathways program was pitched as a means to help low-income Georgians, yet only 6,500 participants have enrolled, significantly below initial projections.
The state government's Medicaid reform under Governor Kemp has resulted in high costs, primarily due to consultant fees, rather than meeting enrollment and employment goals.
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