Georgia Helped Inspire the Medicaid Work Rules. Its Own Rules Could Soon End. By Briah Lumpkins and Sam Whitehead Nov. 2, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-federal-rules-georgia-pathways-expiration/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--9IsqvPUarscoNU8543377F-H8NHV0b1pNJUUVFLi4zccqptaDdgR2XVqGSdpdlrknWHiPrmnKT_GryMIRlPUzusrBLA&_hsmi=447047805&utm_content=447047805&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Georgia Helped Inspire The Medicaid Work Rules. Its Own Rules Could Soon End After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage. The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also covered weekly shots to manage an array of allergies, saving him more than $1,700 a year in out-of-pocket costs, he said. (Lumpkins and Whitehead, 11/2)