Big merger changes Medicaid insurance equation in Georgia
The merger of insurers Centene and WellCare will create a company with a dominant position in Georgia’s managed care market for Medicaid.
The $17 billion...
Physical inactivity: Unhealthy, and all too common in Georgia
Not getting enough exercise? It’s not just you.
More than one in four Georgians report that they are physically inactive, among the highest rates in...
A showdown over what’s in the water
In a small Georgia town, residents worry that their neighbor, a giant coal plant, has tainted their drinking water. Some are relying on the help...
Wellness in rural Georgia: Hope, hard work and some frustration
By Amber Perry | The northeast Georgia town of Crawfordville is quiet on any given day of the week, apart from a few cars passing through. Many of the businesses along the main street are open “by...
Report slams Georgia spending against tobacco as inadequate
A recent report ranks Georgia No. 49 among the states and the District of Columbia on preventing kids from using tobacco products.
The report, released by...
A season stuffed with Georgia health care developments
The week before Christmas usually isn’t packed with health care news. ‘Tis the season for health care experts – and journalists – to ease off...
Invisible killer: Spreading the word about radon cancer risk
Driving through Winder, you can see the hallmarks of many Southern towns dotting the landscape There are train tracks bisecting the middle of downtown. There’s the historic...
Five unreported cases started Cobb County measles outbreak
The recent Cobb County measles outbreak began in October with five cases that were not reported to public health officials.
Health officials didn’t learn of...
Cancer Treatment Centers to pay $5 million into state indigent fund
Cancer Treatment Centers of America has agreed to pay more than $5 million into a state fund for indigent care as part of the...
HCHS student surveying stroke awareness in Habersham County
If you live in Habersham County, please take a few moments to complete the survey
Habersham Central High School senior Danny Hamilton is conducting research...
Georgia and the South feeling brunt of the flu
Flu activity is high in seven Southern states, including Georgia, according to the CDC.
The state’s Department of Public Health reported that 5.31 percent of...
Fighting the doctor shortage in rural Georgia
Scott Bohlke is the only doctor practicing in Brooklet, a tiny town in southeastern Georgia.
He has been working there for 21 years. “I didn’t...