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How to Improve Health and Lower Health Care Costs in Georgia

WebGeorgia could actively support, via the state employee health plan, a move from the standard co-payment model of drug purchasing to an after-pay model. In this model, the …

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Health Care: A Road Map to Innovation

WebBy Ross Mason. The United States spent $2.4 trillion on health care in 2011. If that represented a country, it would be the world’s sixth-largest economy. Health care …

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A Solution for Georgia’s Rural Healthcare Shortage

WebIn a new study, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation proposes that the state allow physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses, including nurse practitioners and …

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Addressing Georgia’s Healthcare Shortage

WebA recent report by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation noted that 26 states already allow full practice authority for nurse practitioners in particular. North Dakota and …

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Georgia Needs A High-Risk Health Insurance Pool

WebA high-risk pool would help reduce costs for Georgia’s remaining individual health insurance consumers in two key ways: By providing insurance companies in the individual market …

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Georgia’s CON laws reduce access to healthcare

WebThe Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s recently-published study of CON laws assesses the effect on availability of care. Access to healthcare is the most-studied …

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Expanding healthcare access. Lowering costs for consumers.

WebHealthcare policy should be transparent, equitable and patient-based. Healthcare quality depends on an abundance of readily available information that …

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Guide to the Issues: Medicaid

WebEnrollee. $4,956. $10,177. $3,022. $1,960. Between 2000 and 2015, total Medicaid enrollment nearly doubled, going from 947,000 recipients to 1.8 million recipients. That …

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Fixing the $1 Billion Federal Unfunded Heath Care Mandate

WebUnder current law, the federal government has committed to increase funding by $3 billion to $4 billion if Georgia expands its Medicaid program. The problem with this approach is …

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Georgia’s CON pits the powerful against rural healthcare needs

WebRecent News. Friday Facts: May 3, 2024 To impact change, look local Hybrid schools look to the future Georgia elections are better-positioned than ever before

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Electronic Medical Records Keep Natural Disasters From Turning …

WebStudies show that this nation trails a number of other countries in the use of electronic medical record systems. By Albert Woodard. Hurricane Sandy is only the most recent …

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Three Policies to Ease Georgia’s Healthcare Staffing Crisis

WebThree policy reforms could help add to the ranks of Georgia nurses. Expand loan forgiveness programs. The state already offers service-cancelable loan forgiveness to …

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The Misconceptions of Medicaid Expansion

WebIn 2020, it was 713,000. This means the overall number of healthcare jobs in the state grew at a slower rate during the 2010s, when those 750,000 Georgians were added to …

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What Georgia Should Do About Certificate of Need

WebWhat Georgia Should Do About Certificate of Need. By Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald. Good medical coverage is affected by three components: cost, quality and availability. The true purpose …

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Nine Reasons to Question Medicaid Expansion

WebThe challenges of expanding Medicaid eligibility include uncertainty regarding funding and costs, questions regarding the effectiveness of the Medicaid program and the impact on …

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