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Georgia Pathways Medicaid Work Requirements

Work-tied Medicaid that covered a fraction at huge cost.

Health AccessGovernor / ExecutiveLiberty check

F · 7/24

1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)

Tie coverage to work to encourage employment.

2 · The realist counter-case

Critics warn red tape suppresses enrollment.

3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats

~6,500 covered vs ~100k projected; $86.9M spent, ~3/4 to consultants; ~5x ACA cost per person.

4 · Liberty check

Conditions a benefit on work; bureaucracy becomes the barrier.

5 · The real tradeoff

A costly underperformer.

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