Legislation backed by Gov. Brian Kemp aimed at keeping revenue flowing to Georgia's Medicaid program gained final passage in the General Assembly Friday.
The state Senate voted 50-2 to renew through June 2025 a "bed" tax on Georgia hospitals first imposed in 2010.
The tax generates more than $300 million a year in state funds. Combined with a federal match of more than $600 million, it produces almost $1 billion in revenue annually for Medicaid, which was threatening to blow a major hole in the…
