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Covid-19 Resilience – Community Voices: Adrianne Proeller, CHW

23 days ago by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0
Covid-19 Resilience – Community Voices: Adrianne Proeller, CHW

By Puru Gaur, Georgia Watch Intern, Emory MPH Candidate Highlighting the Unequal Impacts of an Unprecedented Pandemic We are mindful that a public health crisis like COVID-19 disproportionately impacts marginalized and under-resourced communities that have...

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Georgia Watch’s Berneta Haynes Honored as Families USA’s Health Care Value Advocate of the Year

January 25, 2021 by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0

Atlanta, GA (January 25, 2021) | Berneta Haynes, Senior Director of Policy and Access at Georgia Watch, has been recognized as Families USA’s Health Care Value Advocate of the Year. Haynes earned the award because of her exemplary work championing...

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Woman’s routine procedure lands her with massive unexpected bill — why a new law may not help her

September 3, 2020 by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0
Woman’s routine procedure lands her with massive unexpected bill — why a new law may not help her

By Justin Gray – WSB-TV (Watch Now) An unexpected medical bill put an Atlanta woman’s credit score in jeopardy. Single mother Rachel Seltzer visited her doctor for a routine physical. Her doctor sent her to Georgia Cancer Specialists, which is an...

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Five Years in the Making: Consumer Advocates’ Role in Passing Comprehensive Surprise Billing Legislation

July 16, 2020 by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0

Today, Governor Kemp signed the Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act into law! Georgia Watch and our partners at Georgians for a Healthy Future strongly supported this bipartisan bill to protect consumers from surprise out-of-network medical bills...

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Considerable action on health bills puts cap on interrupted session

June 29, 2020 by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0
Considerable action on health bills puts cap on interrupted session

By Andy Miller and Max Blau – Georgia Health News State Rep. David Knight had a triumphant look Friday when talking about his quest for more oversight and restrictions on the PBM industry. Pharmacy Benefit Managers are basically corporate middlemen...

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At last, legislation to curb surprise billing headed to governor’s desk

June 22, 2020 by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0
At last, legislation to curb surprise billing headed to governor’s desk

By Stanley Dunlap – Georgia Recorder After several years of false starts, state lawmakers Wednesday sent legislation to the governor designed to rein in the unexpected medical bills that Georgians sometimes get after a hospital visit. Gov. Brian Kemp...

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Georgia Legislature Passes Legislation to End Surprise Medical Bills

June 17, 2020 by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0

ATLANTA (June 17, 2020) | Today, the Georgia Senate unanimously approved House Bill 888, bringing Georgia one step away from ending burdensome surprise medical bills. In February, Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R – Rome) and Representative Lee Hawkins (R –...

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Cash-strapped businesses hit with new infection-control costs

June 17, 2020 by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0
Cash-strapped businesses hit with new infection-control costs

By Yamil Berard – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Some pass along costs to consumers while others turn to insurers, government for help Having a family history of glaucoma, Liz Coyle was quick to schedule a visit to her eye doctor once coronavirus...

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The financial toll of Covid-19: Beating the virus comes at a cost

April 30, 2020 by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0
The financial toll of Covid-19: Beating the virus comes at a cost

By Rebecca Lindstrom – 11Alive News (Watch Now) COVID-19 has lingered long enough, we now have survivors to celebrate. But it will take months, even years, for some to heal from the financial toll of battling this virus. “Those doctors and nurses...

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Gov. Kemp limits legal liability of hospitals, staff during pandemic

April 17, 2020 by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0
Gov. Kemp limits legal liability of hospitals, staff during pandemic

By Chris Joyner and Sarah Kallis – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Hospitals, nursing homes welcome the protection. Order is a ‘get-out-of-jail-free card,’ says one critic. Gov. Brian Kemp has used his emergency powers to protect Georgia’s strained...

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Georgia Watch Receives Grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with Public Agenda and Altarum for Innovative Health Initiative

April 15, 2020 by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0

Atlanta, GA (April 15, 2020) – Georgia Watch announces it has received a grant through Community Voices for Health (CVH), an initiative led by Public Agenda and Altarum, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Statewide partners for the...

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Options for uninsured Georgians with COVID-19 to get treatment at reduced or potentially no cost

March 30, 2020 by Jenny Guadalupe 0 0 0
Options for uninsured Georgians with COVID-19 to get treatment at reduced or potentially no cost

By Joe Henke – 11Alive State officials have repeatedly said anyone, including uninsured, needing to be tested for COVID-19 will be tested for free. But will their treatment be covered? ATLANTA — During his town hall address broadcast across Georgia...

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