Georgiaâs Medicaid Work Program: $86M To Do Everything But Care
In a plot twist that wrote itself, Georgia's Medicaid work requirement program, 'Pathways to Coverage,' spent $54.2 million on admin since 2021 while doling out just $26.1 million for actual health careâbecause why treat people when you can pay consultants instead? This taxpayer-funded circus, pushed by Gov. Brian Kemp as a conservative role model, enrolled only 9,175 of nearly 250,000 eligible low-income Georgians under the poverty line of $15,650 who had to prove 80 work/study/volunteer hours monthly. Glitches, understaffing, and red tape turned signing up into a bureaucratic Hunger Games. Consultants like Deloitte raked in $27 million for marketing, plus another $10 million on legal drama defending the program against Biden's admin. Now, taxpayers nationwide foot the bill for this mega boondoggle, while officials shout blame and claim critics have 'no new ideas.' Spoiler alert: The only thing Pathways expanded was corporate consultant paychecks.
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Georgia spent 2x more on fancy admin than actual health care to enroll 3.5% of eligible people. Itâs like hiring a film crew to shoot your grocery list. Meanwhile, Deloitteâs ballinâ on $27 million for marketing a system that wonât let folks sign up.
Why provide health care when you can provide endless IT glitches, understaffing, and million-dollar marketing for a program that enrolls fewer people than your hometown high school? Georgiaâs Medicaid Pathways has mastered the art of wasting $86.9 million with style.
Georgiaâs Medicaid âwork requirementâ program is proof bureaucracy has a greater work ethic than the people it attempts to serve. Enroll 9,175 of 250,000 eligible, spend $86.9 million doing it, and extend the party for five more yearsâbecause healthcare is overrated.
Source: Propublica | Published: 9/24/2025 | Author: by Margaret Coker, The Current
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