Good news for teachers, state employees as insurance rates hold steady for 2019
Driven largely by rising medical costs, health insurance premiums are expected to rise next year for many U.S. workers.
Not so for Georgia teachers and...
State’s latest health rank is more of the same
The best news in Georgia’s latest health care ranking is that monthly insurance premiums in the state are relatively low.
The state is ranked 16th...
Feds report serious RN shortages at many Georgia nursing homes
An analysis of Medicare data shows that nearly half of Georgia nursing homes recently were found “below average’’ or “much below average’’ in their...
Unfrozen: Feds restore payments under disputed ACA program
The insurance exchange in Georgia and other states just got an injection of stability. And that’s good news for people buying individual or family...
Federal funding for ACA ‘navigators’ to drop dramatically in Georgia
The White House is again slashing funds for the “navigators’’ who help enroll people in the Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges.
The cuts will almost...
Children’s ready to open first big building in mega-project
Opening soon: A $127 million building that will have 260,000 square feet, more than 250 patient care rooms, 1,100 parking spaces — and an...
Insurers seek modestly higher premiums for 2019 Georgia exchange
Premium increases of 2 percent to almost 15 percent would seem like bad news for Georgians needing health care coverage.
But the rate hikes proposed...
Dahlonega hospital closing could be just the beginning
Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega is scheduled to close a month from now.
But that will be just the first step of a complicated transaction...
Abrams pushing health care as a key issue in her campaign for governor
Stacey Abrams is making health care a central issue of her campaign for Georgia governor.
The Democratic nominee this week issued a statement reiterating her...
Will pre-existing condition protection survive in court?
Joy Kramer was diagnosed with lymphoma 13 years ago. She recovered a year later, and remains cancer-free today at 59.
But for years after her...
Children’s takes first step in seeking biggest state permit ever for proposed complex
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has taken its first step toward state approval of its plan for a $1.5 billion North Druid Hills campus.
It would...
LifeSouth in emergency need for blood donors
The recent storms and inclement weather have negatively affected the community’s blood supply, and LifeSouth asks blood donors to help.
All blood types are needed,...