Georgia plans to revamp its Medicaid program,
possibly by expanding the use of for-profit companies to manage care for
more recipients. Sunday’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on the
potential advantages and risks to the poor and elderly for whom Medicaid is
a lifeline. Today, the paper examines the effect on disabled Georgians
who often get job training and other assistance through Medicaid to help
them live independently.
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Francel Kendrick, 23, works restocking the nurse supply carts in
the cardiac ICU at Emory University Hospital |
ATLANTA -- People like Francel Kendrick once spent most of their lives locked inside
state hospitals. Today, because of Georgia’s Medicaid program, Kendrick and
thousands of disabled people like him can hold down a job and ride a city
bus to their own homes after work.
Medicaid isn’t just a health plan for low-income people. These days, it’s a job training program, relief for a mom with an autistic son and crisis teams to help someone with schizophrenia live a stable life in the community.
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