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ER Doctors Launch Video Campaign Against Anthem’s ER Policy

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ER Doctors Launch Video Campaign Against Anthem’s ER Policy

Tweaking Newborn Test May Save Even More Lives, Atlanta Study Suggests

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Tweaking Newborn Test May Save Even More Lives, Atlanta Study Suggests

How Pollen Affects Us Differently In The South

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How Pollen Affects Us Differently In The South

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Chasing A New Way To Prevent HIV: Passive Immunization

Richard Knox • Apr 18, 2018

Gov. Nathan Deal said in a tweet Monday he has asked the two sides – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia and Piedmont Healthcare -- to come to an agreement by close of business Tuesday, or else the state “will be forced to initiate executive action.’’

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Executive Action Threatened By Gov. Deal In Ga. Health Care Negotiations

Ross Terrell • Apr 16, 2018

Gov. Nathan Deal, continuing his efforts to push for a resolution, announced via Twitter that he will meet with the leaders of Piedmont Healthcare and Anthem, the parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, on Monday.

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Gov. Deal Sets Meeting With Blue Cross, Piedmont As Contract Obstacles Remain

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Apr 13, 2018

The three-year project is geared toward changing the “culture” around long-term care services to focus more on the individual – not the institution, said Elisabeth Burgess, director of Georgia State University’s Gerontology Institute.

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GSU Gets Grant To Help Improve Care For Nursing Home Residents

Elly Yu • Apr 11, 2018

The contract stalemate between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia and Piedmont Healthcare has left tens of thousands of Georgia patients caught in the middle. Piedmont doctors and hospitals went out of network for Blue Cross on April 1, when their former contract lapsed.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Ga., Piedmont Claim Progress, But No Breakthrough

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Apr 11, 2018

Pine tree pollen falls quickly out of the air and leaves that familiar blanket on the city. Once people start seeing pollen on their cars and sidewalks, allergist Mark Livezey said they attribute other issues — like respiratory infections — on their allergies.

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Atlanta Pollen Count Spikes, Though You Might Not Feel It Yet

Emma Hurt • Apr 6, 2018