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At 32, Seecheran was experiencing a stroke. His fast thinking helped him get the treatment he needed to save his life, but after a month-and-a-half stay in the hospital, doctors thought he might never regain the ability to speak.

Younger Georgians are having more strokes. Here’s why

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderNovember 15, 2022September 24, 2023

Methadone is a “gold standard of opioid addiction treatments,” according to study author and UGA health economist Jayani Jayawardhana.

Rural Georgia lacks access to essential opioid addiction treatment

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 24, 2022September 24, 2023

Ambulance At ER

Report says only 16% of Georgia hospitals are following the new accurate pricing law

by T.A. DeFeo | The Center SquareAugust 21, 2022August 21, 2022

Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has been indicted on federal charges of conspiring to commit health-care fraud and money laundering, the Justice Department announced Friday.

Crime

Former Georgia insurance chief John Oxendine charged in health-care fraud scheme

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 20, 2022September 24, 2023

Coronavirus pandemic . Tired exhausted doctor after long shift fighting against Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) at hospital clinic. Global pandemic outbreak SARS-CoV-2 worldwide virus.

Here’s what Georgia is doing about the health care worker shortage

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 21, 2022November 14, 2022

The ER and hospital beds will close May 6. The AMC South facility now runs the closest emergency department to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Wellstar is closing the emergency room and hospital beds at Atlanta Medical Center South

by Andy Miller | GHNApril 7, 2022September 24, 2023

Closeup Of Prescription Drugs

Raphael Warnock’s bill would cap Medicare drug costs at $2,000 per year

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 7, 2022June 23, 2022

A Fulton County judge Friday extended a reprieve in the contract dispute between Northside Hospital and Anthem until April 15, delaying for a second time the need for thousands of patients to switch doctors.

Judge’s order keeps Anthem patients in-network at Northside for now

by Andy Miller | GHNJanuary 29, 2022September 24, 2023

The Biden administration Thursday rejected Georgia’s bid to make a limited expansion of Medicaid subject to a work requirement.

Rejected: Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement won’t work

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceDecember 23, 2021December 23, 2021

Federal Covid funds have curbed the hospital closures this year, the National Rural Health Association said. Still, the organization said, 453 rural hospitals, or about one-quarter of the total, are at risk of closure. Overall, the pandemic has exacerbated the challenges of rural health care, including health care workforce challenges.

Special Report: ‘Every hospital is in danger of closing in a rural market’

by Andy Miller | GHNDecember 16, 2021September 24, 2023

Lacandie Gipson struggled to breathe.

Special Report: Hospital closures a death sentence in rural Georgia

by Andy Miller | GHNDecember 10, 2021September 24, 2023

Tens of thousands of UnitedHealthcare members will now face higher out-of-pocket fees if they go to Wellstar Health System hospitals and doctors.

Wellstar is no longer covered if you have UnitedHealthcare

by Andy Miller | GHNOctober 4, 2021September 24, 2023

For the second time in recent months, insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is mired in a contract squabble with a large Georgia health care system. And as before, the battle to hammer out an agreement that both sides can accept is coming down to the wire.

Will the Dispute Between Wellstar and United Leave Patients Out in the Cold?

by Andy Miller | GHNSeptember 28, 2021October 10, 2023

Healthcare.gov

Georgians are signing up for Obamacare in record numbers

by Andy Miller | GHNSeptember 22, 2021September 24, 2021

Health insurance form with dollars and stethoscope

Will Georgia keep healthcare.gov or have its own health exchange?

by Andy Miller | GHNJuly 7, 2021July 7, 2021

The U.S. health care system faced new levels of scrutiny in the past year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There were shortages of medical masks, ICU beds, as well as nurses. But even before the pandemic, some states were much better equipped to handle both everyday health needs -- and the pandemic -- than others.

Health care in Georgia ranks second worst in the nation

by Hristina Byrnes and Grant Suneson | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareMay 22, 2021May 22, 2021

Here are the health care reforms that could come to Georgia

by Andy Miller | GHNMarch 28, 2021April 1, 2021

Health insurance form with dollars and stethoscope

Unemployed Georgians flock to Obamacare

by Andy Miller | GHNDecember 23, 2020December 23, 2020