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Report: Georgia Falls Short On Housing People With Mental Illnesses

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Report: Georgia Falls Short On Housing People With Mental Illnesses

Where People Live Longer — And Where They Don’t

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Where People Live Longer — And Where They Don’t

Emory University Hospital Leads Efforts To Reduce Consequences Of Alarm Fatigue

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Emory University Hospital Leads Efforts To Reduce Consequences Of Alarm Fatigue

Georgia, which didn’t expand Medicaid, saw virtually no drop in its rural uninsured—still representing one in three.

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Expanding Medicaid Especially Beneficial for Rural Georgia, Study Finds

Jim Burress • Sep 25, 2018

A survey by Consumer Reports in April found that 27 percent of insured Americans have received a medical bill that they did not expect or that was much higher than they expected over the past two years. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll in August found an even higher percentage experiencing this problem. Nearly 4 in 10 said they had a surprise bill from a doctor, hospital or lab in the past year.

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Will Feds Beat Georgia To An Answer On Surprise Medical Billing?

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Sep 25, 2018

The certificate-of-need process governs the construction and expansion of health care facilities and services. Disputes over CON decisions often spill over into sessions of the Georgia General Assembly, with dissatisfied parties seeking legislative remedies. State lawmakers have expressed weariness about having to deal with the issue.

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Georgia’s CON Laws: They Spark Constant Fights, But Will They Be Changed?

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Sep 20, 2018

Almost one in three residents in Georgia is obese. The overall 31.6 percent rate for 2017 in Georgia is slightly higher than the 30.5 percentage in 2014. It’s a rate that has climbed steadily, both here and nationally.

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Georgia’s Obesity Rate Not The Worst, But Not Good

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Sep 19, 2018

Georgia was one of 14 states that saw a rise in its uninsured rate last year. The uninsured rate fell in three states — California, New York and Louisiana.

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Georgia’s Uninsured Rate Up By A Fraction, Report Says

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Sep 14, 2018

On Tuesday, people drive over a drawbridge in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, as they evacuate the area in advance of Hurricane Florence. In Georgia, hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities are receiving patients who are being evacuating from the Carolinas as the hurricane heads toward the Southeastern coast, state officials said.

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Ahead Of Hurricane, Some Carolina Patients Evacuated To Ga. Health Facilities

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Sep 12, 2018