Stacey Abrams: ‘We Do Not Need To Raise Taxes Under My Plans’ To Expand Medicaid and Fund Tax Credit for the Poor

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ABRAMS: "We do not need to raise taxes under my plans to raise expectations and to raise Georgia spends about $1.75 billion per year on uncompensated care. That’s health care costs. By expanding Medicaid, we can join states like Kentucky that cut that number in half. That’s savings that will go directly into providing access to the programs I’m talking about. My plan is to put money back into the pockets of hard-working Georgians and all of the plans I’ve proposed, which are detailed specific, and have pay-fors. All of those programs can be done under our current budget in the state of Georgia. What’s more important is that the economic benefit to our state is dramatic. Thousands of more jobs, thousands of good-paying jobs, access to health care coverage, and improvement for our state overall."