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
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More Georgians have no health insurance
By JoAnn Merrigan – WSAV (Watch Now) SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A recent report ranks Georgia as Number 3 on a new list, but healthcare advocates say this is one
More infoGeorgia health care legislation left some gaps in 2019
By Ariel Hart – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Legislature did a lot on health care this session. But it left some things undone. Maybe they were overshadowed, legislators said, or
More infoGeorgia House panel passes Kemp’s health insurance ‘waiver’ bill
Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposal to devise health care “waiver” programs that might ease insurance for some poor and middle-class Georgians passed a special House committee on Wednesday. The measure, Senate Bill 106, has already passed the state Senate. Its next...
More infoMedicaid expansion and the fate of Obamacare are at the heart of the heated Georgia gubernatorial race
By Emma Newburger – CNBC A national battle over whether to extend public health insurance to low-income adults is at the center of a tightly contested gubernatorial race in Georgia,
More infoSenate Bill to repeal Obamacare, reaction to cuts in Georgia
By JoAnn Merrigan – WSAV GEORGIA (WSAV) — The long-awaited Senate version of the plan to repeal Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was released Friday to a round of criticism and some
More info“Louisiana rolls out Medicaid expansion; can it be a model for Georgia?”
By Tom Crawford On June 1, Louisiana became the first southern state bordering the Gulf of Mexico to launch a Medicaid expansion program funded through the Affordable Care Act. That
More info“Health insurance signups surpass 511,000 in Georgia”
By Tom Crawford | Published: December 30, 2015 More than half a million Georgians have signed up for health coverage in 2016 through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the
More info“Ga. uninsured rate improves, but still ranks among the highest”
By TOM CRAWFORD | Published: SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 The percentage of Georgians without health insurance declined in 2014, as it did in most other states, an improvement that was attributed to a stronger economy
More infoGeorgia Watch applauds U.S. Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell
ATLANTA, GA June 25, 2015 – Today, the United States Supreme Court made an important decision that preserves health insurance coverage for the more than 400,000 Georgians who receive tax
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Much has happened at the Capitol since the legislative session began, including the introduction of new bills and updates on our pre-existing legislative agenda. Here are the most pressing updates
More infoRural Hospital Stabilization Committee issues final report but overlooks Medicaid expansion
On February 23, 2015, the Rural Hospital Stabilization Committee (RHSC), formed by Governor Deal, issued a final report outlining its suggested solutions for Georgia’s struggling rural hospitals. While we support
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