Georgia Medicaid applicants who expect to apply under the Pathways program in 2027 are being told to start keeping proof of their activities in December 2026. The 80-hour-a-month test that federal law adds to Medicaid starts Jan. 1, 2027, and Georgia’s Pathways site says new applicants must meet it starting with the month before they apply. New Hampshire’s Granite Advantage program faces the same federal start date, with its own timing for people already enrolled.
Georgia Pathways: what to keep from December
The state’s Pathways page says the federal law known as H.R. 1 changes Georgia Pathways eligibility on Jan. 1, 2027. New potential applicants “should keep proof of community engagement activities beginning December 2026,” as the page puts it. Current Pathways members, it says, “will not be affected until renewal in 2027.”
Applicants can also request coverage for the two months before the month they apply. The page gives an example: someone applying in February 2027 could request December 2026 and January 2027. That person would still need to show 80 hours of activity in January 2027…