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Report: Lack Of Affordable, Accessible Health Care Puts …

(7 days ago) WEBGeorgia is one of 12 states that has so far not expanded Medicaid. "(Medicaid) provides us the most funding for our health care system as it relates to the 90% match that is provided by the federal …

https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/05/10/report-lack-of-affordable-accessible-health-care-puts-georgians-at-risk

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Facing ‘worst ever’ demand for nurses, some

(3 days ago) WEBSome health systems in the state are paying bonuses of more than $10,000 to attract nurses. And Piedmont Healthcare, which is rapidly becoming Georgia’s biggest health system, said it has offered …

https://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2021/05/bigger-demand-nurses-hospitals-offer-large-bonuses/

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Impending hospital closure rattles Atlanta health care …

(4 days ago) WEBHe was hired by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he had editing and reporting positions before switching to health care in 1992. He covered that beat until 2009, when he retired. He launched Georgia …

https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/09/15/impending-hospital-closure-rattles-atlanta-health-care-landscape-and-political

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Georgia lawmakers take on health care spending: What to know

(4 days ago) WEBHealth care will make news in the Georgia Legislature’s budget hearings this week. For people who want to be on Medicaid and people with a stake in the …

https://www.ajc.com/news/coronavirus/georgia-lawmakers-take-on-health-care-spending-what-to-know/4S2IYE34KZG3JHKP5ZVWKHFP74/

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The Top 10 Georgia health care stories in 2020

(2 days ago) WEBThe impact of COVID-19 overwhelmed the news cycle – and public discussion — during 2020. That’s why it’s difficult to include any other topics in our …

https://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2020/12/top-10-georgia-health-care-stories-2020/

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COVID surge impacts Georgia's healthcare workers - 11Alive.com

(6 days ago) WEBThe Georgia Department of Public Health's latest data demonstrates just how fast the omicron variant is spreading. Just over 3,000 peoplewere currently hospitalized …

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/covid-surge-impacting-healthcare-workers/85-2384fb0f-1d28-432f-a6b0-82d5c5d86e42

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Impending Hospital Closure Rattles Atlanta Health Care Landscape …

(4 days ago) WEBThe nonprofit owners of Atlanta Medical Center, a 460-bed Level 1 trauma center in the heart of the city, plan to close the hospital in November. As many community members …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/impending-hospital-closure-rattles-atlanta-health-care-landscape-and-political-races/

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Georgia Senate OKs bill to loosen limits on health care facilities, …

(1 days ago) WEBA proposal to loosen up Georgia’s health care business regulations cleared the Senate Thursday with some bipartisan support, but Democrats say they will withhold …

https://thecurrentga.org/2024/03/18/georgia-senate-oks-bill-to-loosen-limits-on-health-care-facilities-but-talks-ongoing/

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Latest bill to overhaul health care regulations appears doomed

(2 days ago) WEBA sweeping bill to repeal the state’s health care regulatory process failed to clear the House by a crucial legislative deadline Tuesday, meaning it is probably dead …

https://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2022/03/latest-bill-overhaul-health-care-regulations-appears-doomed/

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In Georgia midterms, health care takes a back seat to the economy

(4 days ago) WEBSome see the shutdowns as exacerbating racial disparities in health care access in Atlanta, where a 2018 Trulia analysis found 25.3 health care providers per …

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/georgia-midterm-elections-healthcare-abortion-economy-inflation-rcna53211

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COVID-19 Georgia Department of Public Health

(2 days ago) WEBEveryone aged 5 years and older ‡ should get 1 dose of an updatedCOVID-19 vaccine to protect against serious illness from COVID-19. Children aged 6 months–4 years need …

https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19

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Nearly every Georgia county faces a shortage of primary care …

(4 days ago) WEBThe remaining 156 counties are considered Health Professional Shortage Areas, a designation to identify areas lacking health care access. A compilation of data …

https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/01/17/nearly-every-georgia-county-faces-shortage-of-primary-care-providers

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Georgia Senate OKs bill to loosen limits on health care facilities, …

(4 days ago) WEBA proposal to loosen up Georgia’s health care business regulations cleared the Senate Thursday with some bipartisan support, but Democrats say they will withhold …

https://georgiarecorder.com/2024/03/15/georgia-senate-oks-bill-to-loosen-limits-on-health-care-facilities-but-talks-ongoing/

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Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation Improving Healthcare Access and

(2 days ago) WEBAthens, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, members of the General Assembly, and other …

https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-04-19/gov-kemp-signs-legislation-improving-healthcare-access-and-affordability

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A doctor in a pocket might help Georgia’s rural health care crisis

(9 days ago) WEBAccording to the 2017 Georgia Board of Health Care workforce report, eight of Georgia’s 159 counties had no physician at all, 37 counties had no internal medicine …

https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-a-doctor-in-a-pocket-might-help-georgias-rural-health-care-crisis/I73YBTRIHRG2NIOMSUOY3I6J5Q/

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Half of Georgia's rural hospitals struggle financially - Axios

(Just Now) WEBMore than half of Georgia's rural hospitals are financially struggling, according to a report released earlier this year.. Why it matters: Georgians use rural hospitals for …

https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2024/05/20/half-of-georgias-rural-hospitals-struggle-financially

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News & Updates Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce

(2 days ago) WEBThe Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce wants to keep you informed with up-to-date information on what is happening here at the Board as well as insights …

https://healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov/news-updates

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A major new chapter for Georgia Health News

(6 days ago) WEBBut today, Georgia Health News is stepping into the future with a wonderful new partner. The South has long fared poorly on measures of health care access …

https://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2021/08/major-chapter-georgia-health-news/

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Why Medicaid expansion failed in Mississippi and Alabama this

(8 days ago) WEBWhy Medicaid expansion failed in Mississippi and Alabama this year : Shots - Health News More than a million people could get health care if these states would …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/16/1251691921/medicaid-expansion-mississippi-alabama-south

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ACA dental coverage, primary elections, Trump trial, Iran, Israel

(2 days ago) WEBThe Affordable Care Act extended health insurance to tens of millions of Americans, but President Barack Obama's signature 2010 health care law excluded …

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/2024/05/21/health-care-dentist-trump-trial-primary-election-biden-israel-hamas-caitlin-clark/73782734007/

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Health care workers facing mental stress, burnout have better

(8 days ago) WEBIn 2017, Georgia-based OB-GYN Dr. Keisha Callins led a physician wellness burnout prevention program with the Medical Association of Georgia. "This is personal," …

https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/05/20/health-care-workers-facing-mental-stress-burnout-have-better-protections-under-new

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