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Consumers who owe medical bills will receive help as of July in terms of their credit report

April 6, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0

By JoAnn Merrigan, WSAV — Up to 19% of people in Georgia have a medical bill that’s in collections. “And it’s even higher among people of color, up to 21%,” says Liz Coyle from Georgia Watch.“Sometimes those debts remain on consumers’ credit reports for...

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Family shocked after receiving medical bill that cost more than double what they expected

February 15, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0
Family shocked after receiving medical bill that cost more than double what they expected

By Rebecca Lindstrom, 11Alive (WATCH NOW) – ATLANTA — Healthcare costs keep rising and sometimes it’s hard to understand what’s behind it. There’s been stories of patients being charged different prices for the same procedure based on their...

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Engaging the Community to Promote Medical Billing Transparency and Reduce Debt in Southwest Georgia

January 26, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0

By Sarah C. Phillips, Policy Research Associate, Georgia Watch – Medical Debt in Southwest Georgia Medical debt accounts for more than half of all personal debt, affecting the lives of insured and uninsured people alike. In Georgia, where our rate of...

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Collecting Community Stories of Medical Debt in Southwest Georgia

December 6, 2021 by Georgia Watch 0 0 0

By: Whitney Griggs – Georgians for a Healthy Future – In the spring of this year, Georgians for a Healthy Future, Georgia Watch, and SOWEGA Rising launched a project in Southwest Georgia to address the burden of medical debt. Southwest Georgia...

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Here’s how to get your medical debt reduced or eliminated

November 23, 2021 by Georgia Watch Outreach 0 0 0
Here’s how to get your medical debt reduced or eliminated

November 23, 2021 By Savannah Levins, 11Alive (Watch Now)– Did you know that medical bills are negotiable? Or that you can get care in Georgia for free? Georgia Watch, a nonprofit consumer group, recently received a $190,000 grant to help Georgians...

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Georgia Watch awarded grant to aid state’s medical debt

March 12, 2021 by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0
Georgia Watch awarded grant to aid state’s medical debt

By Hannah Jones – Saporta Report Thanks to a $190,000 grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Georgia Watch will address issues surrounding medical billing and debt in Southwest Georgia by working with local healthcare providers and...

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Foundation grant aimed at medical billing, debt in southwest Georgia

March 11, 2021 by Berneta Haynes 0 0 0
Foundation grant aimed at medical billing, debt in southwest Georgia

By Dave Williams – Capitol Beat News Service Community groups and health care providers in southwest Georgia will get help addressing problems with medical billing and debt thanks to a $190,000 grant, Atlanta-based consumer advocacy group Georgia...

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

February 12, 2021 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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