By Kevin G. Hall – McClatchy DC On the website of the nation’s largest car-title lender TitleMax and its Florida subsidiary InstaLoan, a letter from Otto Bielss, company president, reassures customers that 1,176 locations nationwide are being...
More infoATLANTA (March 2, 2020) | Senate Bill 329, introduced by Senator Randy Robertson (R-Cataula), passed the Senate Finance Committee today. Also known as the Motor Vehicle Title Loan Act, this bill would close legal loopholes that currently allow car titles...
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By Riley Bunch – Valdosta Times Alice Harris was watching television with her two grandkids when a commercial came on for an auto title loan company. At that time in May 2017, she was in the thick of a custody battle and out of money to pay her...
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By Dave Williams – Capitol Beat News Service Legislation aimed at ending the practice of “surprise billing” of medical patients in Georgia cleared a committee in the state House of Representatives Tuesday. Lawmakers have been trying for years to...
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By Andy Miller – Georgia Health News An agreement between a health insurer and a Rome hospital has shaved more than $10,000 off a surprise medical bill for a young asthma patient. Liam Stina’s hospital bill of more than $11,000 was featured in...
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By Andy Miller – Georgia Health News Lelia Stina had to act fast when her 4-year-old son, Liam, developed severe breathing problems last August. First she took him to an urgent care center in Rome, but it was a Sunday night and the center was closed...
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By Leah Dunn – WSB-TV (Watch Now) ATLANTA — Channel 2 consumer adviser Clark Howard says Georgians looking to borrow against the value of their vehicle need to understand that the loan may come with a big catch if it comes from a...
More infoATLANTA (February 4, 2020) | Today, Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R – Rome) and Representative Lee Hawkins (R – Gainesville) introduced identical legislation aimed at eliminating balance or surprise billing for many healthcare services. Senate Bill 359 and...
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By Riley Bunch – Thomasville Times-Enterprise ATLANTA — The longtime, contentious bill that would exempt Dalton Utilities from a public referendum to borrow money for electrical projects advanced out of one House committee Tuesday. ...
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By Beau Evans – Capitol Beat News Service The days of unexpectedly big hospital bills in Georgia could be nearing an end if a bill filed Tuesday in the state Senate reaches the finish line during the current legislative session. Senate Bill 293 would...
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By Stanley Dunlap – Georgia Recorder Georgia Power’s rate case is scheduled to resume Monday as the utility provider and state’s regulators try to resolve a billion dollar standoff. The Public Service Commission’s staff is recommending that...
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By Andy Miller – Georgia Health News One in four Georgia hospitals earned an “A’’ grade in the latest safety ratings by the Leapfrog Group, released Thursday. That percentage is lower than the one-third of Georgia hospitals scoring an A in the...
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