Ga. foster care cuts could strain system, lawmakers are warned
Advocates told Georgia lawmakers that a 30% payment cut by the state’s medical insurer could affect therapy for children in foster care and add to strain on the state’s foster care system. Advocates have warned Georgia lawmakers that a 30% payment cut by the state's medical insurer, Amerigroup, could increase therapy for children in foster care and strain the state’s foster care system. The hearing also revealed that Georgia has lost 3,000 foster homes in six years and housing youths in hotels has increased by 53%. Wayne Naugle, CEO of Families 4 Families, said his organization accepted 145 children in the first six months of this year but turned away 1,944 children from the Division of Family and Children Services. Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick has written to state health officials and Amerigroup to reverse the rate cuts, suggesting lawmakers may consider moving foster children out of private insurance management.
Pubblicato : 6 ore fa di Abby Kousouris in Politics Health
ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Advocates told Georgia lawmakers on Thursday that a 30% payment cut by the state’s medical insurer could affect therapy for children in foster care and add to strain on th... [1537 symbols]
