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Thousands Of Ambetter Health Insurance Policyholders To Get Rebates

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Oct 8, 2019

Covington Plant Had 8-Day Leak Of Toxic Gas; State Reports On Sterigenics Leaks

Georgia Health News • Oct 4, 2019

A salesman at a vape shop exhales

Vaping Illness Outbreak Shows No Signs Of Slowing

Sam Whitehead • Oct 3, 2019

The Sterigenics facility, which sterilizes medical supplies with ethylene oxide, had been temporarily shut down while doing construction to reduce its emissions of the gas. Those changes were initially expected to take roughly a month. However, a decision by Cobb County means the plant in Smyrna may be shut down for much longer than the company anticipated.

Sterigenics Facility Faces Tough New Requirements From Cobb County Before It Can Reopen

Georgia Health News • Oct 3, 2019

Hospitals still have questions about the new Georgia law, aimed at bringing more transparency to hospitals’ operations. It’s also not clear what it will mean for patients.

New Georgia Hospital Transparency Requirements Take Effect

Sam Whitehead • Oct 1, 2019

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s director, Dr. Robert Redfield, told an Atlanta health care conference Thursday that vaping products — which mimic cigarettes but generate inhalable vapors instead of actual smoke — have “significant health consequences.’’

Vaping-Linked Lung Illnesses Jump Nationally; Georgia Death Reported

Andy Miller • Sep 27, 2019