Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Monday defended and doubled down on his signature Medicaid program — the only one in the nation with a work requirement — further dimming chances the state could adopt a broader expansion of the taxpayer-funded low-income health plan without a work mandate any time soon.

Georgia Pathways requires all recipients to show that they performed at least 80 hours of work, volunteer activity, schooling or vocational rehabilitation in a month to qualify. It launched in July 2023, but has so far signed up a tiny fraction of eligible state residents.

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    Wow this is fucking ghoulish. I’ve got a disabled friend who can barely walk or type from the pain in their body. Wtf are they supposed to do? Die?

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      Yes, that’s exactly what conservatives want your friend to do. They can’t contribute meaningfully to the economy, so in the eyes of conservatives, their life has no value.

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        Thank goodness he doesn’t live in Georgia, but I feel so sorry for the people over there in a similar situation =(