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Medicaid – Georgia Health News

WEBBills on vaping, lead poisoning, school recess, and post-pregnancy Medicaid coverage all hung in the balance Monday as the Georgia General Assembly convened …

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The Pulse – Georgia Health News

WEBFentanyl-related overdoses surge in state. April 1, 2022 Andy Miller. Illegal drugs laced with fentanyl have caused a surge of overdoses recently in Georgia, state …

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Exchange enrollment hits record level in state

WEBExchange enrollment hits record level in state. September 22, 2021 Andy Miller. Georgia had the third-highest number of people signing up for coverage during …

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Health Disparities – Georgia Health News

WEBSeptember 12, 2020 Andy Miller. Georgia slipped to No. 46 among the states in a new ranking of health system performance, down from 42nd the previous year. The …

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From episodic to everyday: How Jeff Arnold wants to redefine …

WEBArnold got involved with health care partly by happenstance. The Atlanta native and former University of Georgia student (he left before graduating) first started …

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A hospital crisis is killing rural communities. This state is ‘Ground

WEBGLENWOOD ― If you want to watch a rural community die, kill its hospital. After the Lower Oconee Community Hospital shut down in June 2014, other mainstays …

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A rural Georgia community reels after hospital closes

WEBA rural Georgia community reels after hospital closes. December 10, 2021 Andy Miller. Lacandie Gipson struggled to breathe. The 33-year-old woman with multiple …

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A major new chapter for Georgia Health News

WEBDear Readers, Too often the news about media organizations in recent years has involved cutbacks, layoffs, departures – and even publications folding. But …

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Fighting the doctor shortage in rural Georgia

WEBA recently released state report shows some gains in the number of such primary care physicians in the state. But major doctor shortages still exist in rural …

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Patients stranded out of network as contract talks collapse

WEBHospitals are reporting higher tensions in negotiations with health insurers, said Molly Smith, an American Hospital Association vice president. She said contract …

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What place does faith have in the health care business

WEBHealth care and faith are inseparable to Catholic institutions, said Mark Ralston, public relations manager at St. Mary’s. “Our mission is to serve with Trinity …

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Gaps in health care hinder some rural areas

WEBGaps in health care hinder some rural areas. December 23, 2021 Andy Miller. Part 4 of a Special Report. Georgia’s Echols County, which borders Florida, could …

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Hospital closure: A rural Black community loses a lifeline

WEBAfter months of turning away patients, Phoebe Putney Health System said it would need $10 million to save the hospital. “SGRMC had been operating on the brink …

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Insurers flock to offer coverage in 2022 exchange; this year’s still

WEBPlenty of shopping options, plus lower prices. That’s usually a winning formula for consumers. And that scenario describes how Georgia’s health insurance …

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