GEORGIA REPUBLICAN DELEGATION SAYS STATE CAN'T AFFORD DEMOCRAT'S MEDICAID EXPANSION

Washington, D.C.The seven members of the Georgia Republican delegation issued the following statements today after sending the Speaker of the House a letter expressing concerns about a proposed expansion of Medicaid, as part of a government takeover of health care. In the letter, the G-7 state, “Georgia has estimated that the cost of the House and Senate passed unfunded mandates, for just new enrollees, would cost a staggering $2.64 billion under the House version… Georgia currently cannot afford the cost of expanding Medicaid under the House ...