A profile of Georgia’s low-wage uninsured workers
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Alker, Joan, author Corcoran, Alexandra, author
- Contributor(s):
- Georgetown University. Center for Children and Families. issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families, April 2021
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Medicaid Medically Uninsured Poverty Georgia United States United States.
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) includes new large financial incentives for states to extend health insurance coverage to low-wage workers and other adults earning less than $17,775 a year. These incentives apply to regular spending in a state’s Medicaid program and offer a five-percentage point across the board increase in the federal share for a 24-month period after the state extends coverage. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that Georgia’s budget would see a net gain of $710 million over a two-year period if the state expanded Medicaid. Approximately 452,600 uninsured non-elderly adults, or 39 percent of the state’s uninsured adult population, would gain health insurance. This fact sheet examines which workers and industries would benefit from expansion of Medicaid coverage. The top three industry sectors employing low-wage uninsured workers are hospitality, retail, and administrative, support, and waste management, accounting for approximately 44 percent of those working without insurance; these industry sectors include businesses such as restaurants, general merchandise stores (such as warehouse clubs and supercenters), and building services (such as janitorial services) (see Table 1). The most common jobs for low-wage, uninsured workers are cashiers, cooks, maids and housekeeping staff, waiters/waitresses, and freight and stock laborers (see Table 2).
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (3 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918334382906676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918334382906676