How the Big Beautiful Bill Act Could Affect Some of the Most Vulnerable Medicaid Patients in Georgia

This week, Scott's speaking with the Kaiser Family Foundation's Robin Rudowitz and Georgia Healthcare Association President and CEO Chris Downing. The impact on Georgia Medicaid could be in the billions. But nursing homes and other long term care facilities get a break, thanks to an extended timeline rolling out the act's provisions, and thanks to a deal on the final version of the bill, Medicaid reimbursements to long term care are minimally affected, if at all. Of course, things could change, and other healthcare cuts could trickle down to long term care, But for now, Downing says he is optimistic—people are not going to be kicked out on the street nor will nursing homes be closing anytime soon.