Healthcare (Women's Health)

HR 712 creates a House Study Committee on Protecting Working Families to examine how Georgia can safeguard vulnerable Georgians from potential federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits. The committee will study specific state-level protections, including emergency Medicaid funds, food security programs, and small business tax incentives, to maintain access to healthcare and nutrition for low-income families, veterans, rural communities, and maternal health services. It does not enact new laws but will evaluate policy options to mitigate impacts if federal funding decreases. The resolution highlights that nearly 2.5 million Georgians rely on Medicaid and over 1.4 million depend on SNAP, with cuts risking higher uninsured rates, food insecurity, and strained rural hospitals. The committee will report findings to the legislature by a specified deadline.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to provide for the right to contraception for individuals; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to establish a grant program for perinatal facilities to increase the availability of obstetric care in low access to maternity care areas and maternity care deserts; to provide for definitions; to provide for appropriations and funding; to provide for reporting; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.