Georgia Health News – Filling the widening gap in media …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Read some of the highlights of Georgia Health News’ coverage of important health care stories from across the state. Neighborhoods unaware of airborne cancer-causing toxin; A rural Georgia community reels after hospital closes; White bagging: Insurer shift on drugs raises alarm; Politically connected firm …
Georgia to take over health insurance market under new law
WEBMay 2, 2023 · ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state government will for the first time run its own marketplace for individual health insurance under a law that Gov. Brian Kemp signed Tuesday.
Wellstar Health System is taking new steps to keep its hospital …
WEB1 day ago · Wellstar Health System is one of the largest hospital systems in Georgia, with 11 hospitals, five health parks and more than 300 medical offices spread over mostly the northern part of the state.
How a small Georgia town is feeling the rural health care crisis - NPR
WEBJun 4, 2024 · NPR's A Martínez visits Georgia to see the problems some Americans have accessing healthcare and to hear from providers about what they need to fix it.
There's a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage in Georgia…
WEBSome Republican legislative leaders say they want to examine broader health care coverage through Georgia’s Medicaid program in 2024, while Kemp has supported a narrower expansion. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Abortion bans have delayed emergency medical care. In Georgia, …
WEB4 days ago · Georgia’s committee has 32 regular members from a variety of backgrounds, including OB-GYNs, cardiologists, mental health care providers, a medical examiner, health policy experts, community advocates and others. This summer, the committee reviewed deaths through fall 2022, but most states have not gotten that far.
Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation for a Healthier Georgia
WEBMay 6, 2022 · Atlanta, GA – Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed seven bills designed to benefit patients in Georgia and strengthen the state's healthcare system. The legislation includes:
Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation Improving Healthcare Access and ...
WEBApr 19, 2024 · Athens, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, members of the General Assembly, and other state and local leaders, signed a sweeping package of legislation into law that will improve access to quality and affordable health care today at a ceremony in Athens.
Safety issues with medication abortion are extremely rare, experts ...
WEB1 day ago · Two Georgia mothers, Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, died in 2022 because of a lack of care most likely tied to the state’s abortion ban, the nonprofit news outlet ProPublica reported this week.
The Top 10 Georgia health care stories of 2021 – Georgia Health News
WEBDec 30, 2021 · Close to 20,000 new Covid cases (including positives from antigen tests) were reported in Georgia on the last Wednesday of 2021, as new daily state records were being set. On the state virus map, metro Atlanta was covered by a deep, dangerous red color, signifying high rates of infection.