It’s time to tell our legislators that we support the expansion of Medicaid in Georgia. Call or email: District 117: Rep. Houston Gaines: houston.gaines@house.ga.gov or (404) 656-0325 District 118: Rep. Spencer Frye: spencer.frye@house.ga.gov or (404) 656-0265 District 119: Rep. Marcus Wiedower: marcus.wiedower@house.ga.gov or (404) 656-0325 Make sure to tell your friends in […]
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Let’s tell the House we want a vote on Medicaid expansion! Reps. Deborah Gonzalez and Jonathan Wallace are co-sponsoring legislation to expand Medicaid, but it’s being held up in the House on the appropriations committee. Let’s call Rep. Terry England (chair of that committee and the elected representative from Auburn, […]
On June 7, State Senator Renee Unterman (R-Buford), the Chairperson of the GA Senate’s Health & Human Services Committee, gave an interview to WABE 90.1 in which she expressed interest in Georgia seeking a Federal waiver to expand Medicaid in Georgia. Sen. Unterman said, “At some point you have to […]
Today marks the first day of the 2016 Georgia legislative session, and Athens for Everyone is excited to announce the continuation of our campaign to lobby the state legislature for Medicaid expansion as well as various other progressive causes. A dozen Athens for Everyone members spent hours meeting with State […]