A new report from Georgetown University says that the State of Georgia would save money by expanding Medicaid, and that expansion would primarily benefit low-income workers in the Peach State.

The report says that the Georgian’s who would benefit most from expansion of Medicaid would be those who are employed in the service field.  Expanding the state-federal insurance program to Georgia residents who are 138% above the poverty level would add about 452,500 uninsured workers to the Medicaid Rolls.  The state would qualify for $710 million in Federal funds beyond the cost of expansion.

Like his predecessor, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp remains opposed to expanding Medicaid.  Republicans say that there is no guarantee that the federal funds would keep coming and could wind up costing the state millions.

Georgia is one of only twelve states that has not expanded Medicaid coverage during the decade since a Democrat-controlled Congress passed the Affordable Care Act.