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The Hope for Georgia Patients Act, which passed with bipartisan support, allows terminally ill patients the “right to try” individualized experimental treatments with permission from their doctors.

Terminally Ill Patients in Georgia Now Have ‘Right to Try’ Experimental Medications

by Ellen Eldridge | GPBApril 20, 2025April 20, 2025

Atlanta is one of the healthiest places to live in America—at least according to a new report by WalletHub. But for Georgia’s other major cities, the news isn’t quite as bright.

Which Georgia Cities Have The Best and Worst Health Scores?

by B.T. ClarkMarch 31, 2025

Georgians are experiencing troubles with their health insurance as the providers listed on the Georgia Access website often end up not accepting the insurance.

Georgia Access Patients Left in Limbo: When Listed Doctors Don’t Accept Your Insurance

by Poesy YoungMarch 13, 2025March 13, 2025

The federal agency laid off hundreds of workers last week. The CDC had employed about 13,000 people, with 10,000 in Georgia.

CDC Layoffs: Fired Workers Rally for Support in Georgia

by Rebecca Grapevine | HealthbeatFebruary 24, 2025February 24, 2025

Access to affordable health care, safe food and water, and reducing chronic disease like high blood pressure and heart disease are the top three public health priorities, according to a new poll from Gallup and Emory University.

Georgia Residents Want Affordable Health Care: Will State Officials Listen?

by Ellen Eldridge | GPBFebruary 11, 2025

More expectant parents could qualify for home health care support, community health workers could get professional certification, and immigrant doctors could find an easier path to practicing in Georgia under proposals being considered by state legislators.

How Will Lawmakers Respond to Georgia’s Health Care Crisis in 2025

by Rebecca Grapevine | HealthbeatFebruary 4, 2025

🩺 What’s Happening: SmileHub compared all 50 states using 18 different health factors, including maternal mortality rates, hospital quality, and how easy it is to see a doctor. The results confirm that many women in Georgia still struggle to get the care they need. The best state for Women's health was Massachusetts.

Georgia Again Scrapes Bottom of The Barrel in Women’s Health

by B.T. ClarkFebruary 4, 2025June 7, 2025

Georgia leaders are stepping up efforts to provide healthcare for low-income families.

Governor Kemp’s Plan for Better Health Coverage in Georgia

by B.T. ClarkJanuary 15, 2025January 15, 2025

Residents of Georgia's Lanier, Murray, and Jeff Davis Counties have reason to celebrate: they top the state in growth of mental health care providers, according to a recent five-year study by Mission Connection. But not all areas fared well, with Irwin County showing the steepest decline in resources.

Which Georgia Counties Have The Best Mental Health Care?

by B.T. ClarkJanuary 15, 2025January 15, 2025

Only 21 of 51 (41%) Georgia hospitals reviewed by Patient Advocate (PRA) were fully complying with the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule as of the latest report from the Patients Rights Advocate organization.

Most Georgia Hospitals Don’t Comply With Federal Price Listing Rule Until Fined

by Ellen Eldridge | GPBDecember 16, 2024January 15, 2025

The insurer that has been paying for her son’s therapy, UnitedHealthcare, has begun — to the befuddlement of his clinical team — denying him the hours they say he requires to maintain his progress. Inside the insurance conglomerate, the nation’s largest and most profitable, the slashing of care to children like Benji does have a reason, though it has little to do with their needs. It is part of a secret internal cost-cutting campaign that targets a growing financial burden for the company: the treatment of thousands of children with autism across the country.

UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism

by Annie Waldman | ProPublicaDecember 15, 2024January 15, 2025

Key Terms: Kickback- Kickbacks are when someone gives money or gifts to another person in secret, usually to get them to do something that might not be fair or honest.

American Health Imaging Settles $5.25 Million Kickback Allegations

by B.T. ClarkDecember 2, 2024December 2, 2024

Georgia’s high rate of early births is just another statistic in a mountain of evidence that the state is failing pregnant women and their health needs.

Poor Health: Georgia’s High Rate of Early Births Earns State a Grade of F

by B.T. ClarkNovember 14, 2024January 15, 2025

Georgia’s health care system is in trouble. A new report by WalletHub ranks the state 48th in the nation for overall health care quality. This dismal ranking is based on 44 key measures, from insurance premiums to the number of physicians per capita.

Poor Health: Georgia Ranks 48th in The Nation in Health Quality

by Thom ChandlerJuly 29, 2024January 15, 2025

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a package of health-care bills Friday, including the most significant reforms in decades to Georgia’s law governing hospital construction and new medical services.

Here Are The Significant Changes to Health Care in Georgia That Were Just Signed Into Law

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 19, 2024April 19, 2024

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Poor Health: How is Georgia Addressing The State’s Mental Health Woes?

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 16, 2024January 15, 2025

ATLANTA – After sailing through the Georgia House of Representatives, a close vote in a Senate committee blocked the progress of a bill aimed at reducing some prescription drug costs for consumers. The “Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Patients Act” would have passed on prescription drug rebates to some Georgia patients at the cash register.

How small business interests kept you from having lower prescription prices in Georgia

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 13, 2023

A legislative hearing about the “hoteling” of foster children in Georgia zeroed in the problems children in state custody face in getting health care.

Georgia foster children are staying in hotels due to the state’s health care problems

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 26, 2023January 26, 2023