Byron Reese

Conyers

“My personal belief with Medicaid is when someone is disabled, can’t work, you shouldn’t hold it against them. But I do think that for the individuals who are perfectly capable to work that there should be some guidelines to it. So it’s a double-edged sword, but for the individuals that are disabled and can’t work, it should be up to our government to step in and take care of ourselves.”

Avis Weaver

Atlanta

“I don’t think there should be a work requirement for Medicaid because I believe health is a human right. It should be for everybody and I believe that every state, including Georgia, should expand Medicaid so it can meet the constituents’ needs and that people have more opportunity and can access healthcare systems and there should not be a barrier to healthcare. So expand Medicaid and make it for everyone without a work requirement. It is a human right issue.”

Greg Rene

Atlanta

“I think all American citizens, all citizens of Georgia should have Medicaid, period. Whether you work or not work, children, elderly, women, men, physically disabled, everybody should have Medicaid. Because I think that’s a God given right. Everybody should be able to have medical treatment.”

Emerson Anderson

Athens

“As far as I am concerned there should not be a work requirement for Medicaid, simply because a lot of people are taking different routes, a lot people are entrepreneurs, a a lot a people are striking on their own dreams and at that point if they’re not  ready or they don’t have any evidence of profit or evidence of payment, then I don’t think they should be restricted to not having medical care. I know it sounds like a slippery slope, but I sincerely think that it should not be a work requirement for Medicaid.”

Penny Malloy-Harper

Atlanta by way of New York

“I do not believe that people who require the assistance of Medicaid should have to work for it because some of them are quite severely disabled so how would that make sense? Medicaid should be an option for those who need it. We pay taxes so that people who do need Medicaid should be able to use those services. So I am not for people working to receive the benefits of Medicaid.”