Broken Pathways

How a Medicaid Work Requirement Program Fails Georgians

Caught up in technical glitches and red tape, thousands of low-income Georgians have given up on trying to get free health care under Pathways to Coverage, which is supposed to provide Medicaid benefits to adults who can prove they are working, studying or volunteering.

5 stories published since 2025

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says

by Margaret Coker, The Current

September 24, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Congress Is Pushing for a Medicaid Work Requirement. Here’s What Happened When Georgia Tried It.

by Margaret Coker, The Current

June 26, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
He Became the Face of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement. Now He’s Fed Up With It.

by Margaret Coker, The Current

May 14, 2025, 5:05 am EDT
The Firm Running Georgia’s Struggling Medicaid Experiment Was Also Paid Millions to Sell It to the Public

by Margaret Coker, The Current

May 14, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Georgia Touts Its Medicaid Experiment as a Success. The Numbers Tell a Different Story.

by Margaret Coker, The Current

February 19, 2025, 6:00 am EST