By: Abraham Kenmore The voices debating when and how much of Plant Vogtle’s Units 3 and 4 expansion costs can be passed along to consumers in the form of electric bills include more than just the Georgia Public Service Commission and Georgia...
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July 16, 2021 By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News Grady Memorial Hospital ranks first, and Piedmont Hospital last, in a report rating the 10 largest nonprofit Atlanta/Athens area hospitals on their spending on charity care and other community health...
More infoGeorgia Power pushing some customers into new rates; groups concerned
By Matt Kempner – AJC For thousands of Georgia Power customers, it could get more difficult this year to predict how much they’ll have to pay monthly. And their electric bills could rise. At least that’s the warning from several consumer and...
More infoSouthern cuts 20% of Vogtle expansion staff for labor efficiency, worker safety as coronavirus spreads
By Iulia Gheorghiu, Utility Dive Dive Brief: Southern Company and its subsidiary Georgia Power announced on Thursday an approximately 20% reduction in the construction workforce for the nuclear Vogtle Units 3 and 4, as COVID-19 continues to impact the...
More infoGeorgia regulators OK hike to natural gas bills starting in January
Atlanta Gas Light rate increase follows Georgia Power bill hike By Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA – First, elected state regulators approved a rate increase that will hit Georgia Power customers next month. Now, they’ve also...
More infoElectric bills to increase next month – Higher rates, fees will continue to be phased in over three years.
By: Matt Kempnermkempner@ajc.com AJC CONTINUING COVERAGE POWER RATES Watch Now Georgia Power customers will see their monthly electric bills rise, with some of the increase kicking in next month and growing over three years, state regulators ruled Tuesday...
More infoGeorgia Power electric bills to increase starting in January
WSB-TV Watch Now ATLANTA — Georgia Power customers will see their monthly bills rise, with some of the increase kicking in next month, state regulators ruled Tuesday. The Georgia Public Service Commission did not immediately tabulate how much average...
More infoGeorgia Power proposes $10 a month rate hike
By Mary Landers, Savannah Now Georgia Power is seeking to increase customer rates by approximately 7% in 2020. As outlined in the company’s filing with the Georgia Public Service Commission late last week, the typical residential customer using 1,000...
More info“Hundreds of thousands could lose insurance in Georgia under GOP plan”
By Misty Williams – The Atlanta Journal-Consitution Published online: March 15, 2017, In print: March 16, 2017 An estimated 750,000 Georgians — many of them poor and older — could lose their health insurance under the GOP’s Obamacare replacement...
More info“Georgia lawmakers to tackle ‘surprise’ medical billing to patients”
Written by: Andy Miller, Georgia Health News Published: January 26, 2017 When his 5-year-old son suffered a burn injury, Michael Caraway took him to a local hospital emergency room. The hospital was in Caraway’s insurance network. His son got successful...
More info“Less than one-quarter of Georgia hospitals score “A” in safety ratings”
Georgia Health News, Andy Miller – November 1, 2016 Just 22 percent of Georgia hospitals received an “A” grade on patient safety in the latest ratings from the Leapfrog Group. That put Georgia in a tie for 36th place among states ranked on...
More info“Major changes could be coming for prescription drugs”
October 12, 2016 By Kim Passoth, ATLANTA (CBS46) – “You could soon be paying more and getting less as major changes could be on the way for prescription drug coverage. Many health insurance companies are changing their policies, meaning drugs...
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