ATLANTA — The Georgia Federation of Democratic Women gave a press conference on Wednesday. Federation president Gail Buckner says too many poor people in Georgia have no health insurance, which puts pressure on rural hospitals. (Photo Credit: Ellen Reinhardt)
The Georgia Federation of Democratic Women is conducting a letter-writing campaign trying to convince Governor Nathan Deal to expand Medicaid in the state.
They say accepting $40.5 billion from the federal government will help hundreds of thousands of Georgians without healthcare and could generate 70 thousand jobs.
Federation President Gail Buckner says too many poor people in Georgia have no health insurance. She says they wait until they are really sick, then go to the emergency room, which puts pressure on hospitals who provide care with no reimbursement.
Buckner points out 3 rural hospitals have already closed in Georgia, and more are in danger of closing.
But their arguments aren’t swaying Governor Deal. Spokesman Brian Robinson says Deal is not changing his mind. He says that expanding Medicaid cost the state $2.5 billion over 10 years.
“ Democrats need to take their demands to the Obama administration. The concerns they raise could be easily fixed in Washington without slashing a big hole in the state’s purse,” said Robinson.
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