Health

Street Medicine Brings Health Care To Atlanta’s Homeless

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Street Medicine Brings Health Care To Atlanta’s Homeless

Public Health Officials Still Don’t Know What’s Making Vaping Device Users Sick

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Public Health Officials Still Don’t Know What’s Making Vaping Device Users Sick

In Conversation About Voting Rights, People With Disabilities Often Feel Overlooked

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In Conversation About Voting Rights, People With Disabilities Often Feel Overlooked

The Georgia Hospital Association said Monday that it has provided feedback to nonprofit members “regarding an efficient manner in which to comply with the new laws while we await the promulgation of the official regulations.’’

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No Delay: Georgia Nonprofit Hospitals Must Disclose Financial Data Soon

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Sep 18, 2019

The new law will require disclosure of data on executives’ compensation and the financial holdings of hospitals.

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Georgia Hospitals Anxious As State Crafts Rules On Disclosing Their Finances

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Sep 12, 2019

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Georgia Insurance Navigator Is Optimistic About Open Enrollment This Year

Sam Whitehead • Sep 11, 2019

Ariel Hart, healthcare reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joined Sam Whitehead on "Morning Edition" to talk about how the Affordable Care Act exchange is shaping up for Georgians.

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After Some Wild Times, Georgia’s Insurance Marketplace Starts To Settle Down

Sam Whitehead • Sep 11, 2019

Sisters Alivia, 7, and Carly, 11, take part in the Child Life Zone at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. Their mom, Denise Linnekin of Dallas, a northwestern suburb of Atlanta, said, “Often, siblings are put on the back burner’’ when a youngster becomes seriously ill. “The sick kids tend to get more attention. As a parent I felt like I could only do so much to help Carly feel included.’’

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Atlanta Hospital Program: Siblings Of Hospitalized Kids Need Help And Comfort, Too

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Sep 10, 2019

Sterigenics said Friday that a September shutdown will expedite the improvements that the company has promised Georgia officials that it will make to reduce ethylene oxide pollution. Residents are worried that any air testing conducted now would not reflect what has historically been released during normal business operations.

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Metro Atlanta Sterilizing Plant Shutting Down As Air Tests Begin; Lawsuit Challenges EPD Deal

Georgia Health News • Sep 9, 2019