- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Press release.
- Title:
- Press release [July 19, 2005]
- Creator:
- Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
- Date of Original:
- 2005-07-19
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Open access; Unrestricted online access star GAGAL
July 29, 2002B; title from Georgia Government Publications citation, viewed September 19, 2007. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L412 .P1 P7 2005/7-19
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl412-b-pp1-bp7-b2005-s7-h19-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl412-b-pp1-bp7-b2005-s7-h19-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Representative Jerry Keen PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2005
CONTACT: Brent Cranfield 404.656-0309 1.877.222.2768 bcranfield@legis.state.ga.us
Majority Leader Jerry Keen appoints six State Representatives to Governor's Medicaid Modernization Work Group
CONTACT SHEET BIO E-MAIL LEGISLATION
ATLANTA State Rep. Jerry Keen, House Majority Leader ( R-St. Simons Island), has appointed six members of the House to the Governor's Medicaid Modernization Work Group. The Medicaid Modernization for a New Georgia has been proposed by Governor Sonny Perdue, according to the Governor's office, because the Georgia Medicaid Program needs a fundamental, systemic change.
State Representatives Jeff Brown (R-LaGrange), Mark Butler (R-Carrollton), Mickey Channel (D-Greensboro), Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), Ed Rynders (R-Albany), and Donna Sheldon (R-Dacula) were appointed to the Work Group. The group will be broken into six subcommittees that will review the program, and make recommendations to enable the state to effectively manage public resources while preserving access to health care services.
The program currently faces the prospect of large and deepening annual deficits that could adversely affect Georgia's planning and flexibility to allocate new tax revenues. It is projected that by fiscal year 2009, the Medicaid program will consume over 50% of all new state revenue.
For additional information, contact the Rep. Keen's office at 404-656-5052.