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U.S. judge rules insurers don’t have to cover many free preventive

WEBThis post was update 5:30 p.m. March 30 to include reaction from health care experts. WASHINGTON — Health insurance companies may no longer need to …

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Georgia House plan increases public health spending for COVID …

WEBGeorgia House plan increases public health spending for COVID response. Rep. Terry England, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, says lawmakers …

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Limited Medicaid expansion covering low-income Georgians …

WEBStarting this weekend, more low-income Georgians will be eligible to sign up for health insurance under a new Medicaid program that slightly eases the state’s strict …

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Bipartisan bill to expand mental health services left on Georgia

WEBOnly a small portion of Georgia’s bipartisan mental health bill survived the 2023 legislative politicking. Advocates and proponents of improved access to behavioral …

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Georgia senators weaken mental health bill parity rules, remove …

WEBBy: Jill Nolin - March 29, 2022 3:00 am. A group of advocates who support the House’s sweeping mental health bill rallied outside the state Capitol Monday after opponents …

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Georgians poised to secure incremental gains in mental health …

WEBTwo years ago, state lawmakers rallied behind a landmark proposal that was touted as the first step in a multiyear effort to lift Georgia from the bottom of national …

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Georgia plans ‘strategic surge’ to check Medicaid eligibility after

WEBGeorgia will boost spending to get state workers help with handling the massive job of checking the eligibility of all 2.8 million people covered by Medicaid after …

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Medicaid expansion chances dim again this year as key health care

WEBA late proposal to fully expand Medicaid received a surprise hearing in a Senate committee Thursday but was narrowly defeated, with the chairman who allowed …

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Insufficient coronavirus testing threatens rural Georgia, experts say

WEBBefore joining the Georgia Recorder, Ross Williams covered local and state government for the Marietta Daily Journal. His work earned recognition from the Georgia …

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Georgia’s rural hospitals use tax credit donations as Band-Aid

WEBJohn McCosh/Georgia Recorder. Jonathon Green says a tax credit program intended to help Georgia’s struggling rural health care system delivered $500,000 in …

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Under pressure to do more, Senate panel approves bill to loosen

WEBA proposal to ease Georgia’s health care business regulations passed out of a Senate committee Monday with more changes that would loosen rules designed to limit the …

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Will this be the year Georgia Republicans soften decade-long …

WEBHouse Speaker Jon Burns publicly opened the door to a conversation about fully expanding Medicaid through a “private option” that skirts traditional expansion but …

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Talk of Georgia-style full Medicaid expansion spurs bipartisan …

WEBThe Gold Dome was aflutter during the first week of the legislative session over whether Georgia Republicans might move to fully expand Medicaid this year. A …

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Georgia Senate OKs bill to loosen limits on health care facilities, …

WEBA proposal to loosen up Georgia’s health care business regulations cleared the Senate Thursday with some bipartisan support, but Democrats say they will withhold …

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Democratic state legislator pushes for her bill to secure firearms

WEBRoss Williams/Georgia Recorder. ATHENS – Georgia became an permitless-carry state after lawmakers passed legislation in 2022, allowing gun owners …

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Georgia Legislature sends bill to limit transgender care for minors …

WEBA bill limiting the care Georgia doctors could provide to transgender children awaits Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature after passing the state Senate for a second time …

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Waiting is hard part for Georgians with disabilities lined up for

WEBHis predicament is featured in a new film called 6,000 Waiting from the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities and L’Arche Atlanta that premiered …

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Kemp trumpets job growth, pushes for government worker pay …

WEBRepublican Gov. Brian Kemp called for higher salaries for teachers, police officers and other state employees, as well as increased investments in public education …

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EPA proposes new ethylene oxide rules four years after Georgia …

WEBBefore joining the Georgia Recorder, Ross Williams covered local and state government for the Marietta Daily Journal. His work earned recognition from the Georgia …

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