Health

Report: Georgia Gets ‘D’ On Handling Mental Health, Addiction Like Other Medical Issues

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Report: Georgia Gets ‘D’ On Handling Mental Health, Addiction Like Other Medical Issues

Report: Georgia Falls Short On Housing People With Mental Illnesses

WABE

Report: Georgia Falls Short On Housing People With Mental Illnesses

A New Kind Of Harmony In Atlanta: A Boy, A Cello And A Prosthesis

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A New Kind Of Harmony In Atlanta: A Boy, A Cello And A Prosthesis

For both children and adults, access to health insurance and adequate care varies throughout Georgia, said Bill Custer, a health insurance expert at Georgia State University.

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Many Georgia Kids Face Barriers To Health Insurance, Medical Care

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Oct 2, 2018

More than 1 in 10 Georgia adults have diabetes. That’s more than 1 million people. Every year an estimated 50,000 people in Georgia are diagnosed with diabetes.

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Managing Diabetes Through A ‘Virtual’ Clinic

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Oct 1, 2018

AP

Nobel Prize-Winning Medical Research Helped Former President Carter

Associated Press • Oct 1, 2018

The readmission penalties, created by the Affordable Care Act, have brought increased scrutiny to the care of patients after discharge.

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Medicare Readmission Penalties Hit Dozens Of Georgia Hospitals Again

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Sep 27, 2018

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

WABE

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