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HomeTag: Healthcare

Georgia Watch receives renewed funding from Community Catalyst to address disparities in healthcare

2 days ago by Shana Risby 0 0 0
Georgia Watch receives renewed funding from Community Catalyst to address disparities in healthcare

By Natasha Taylor, Senior Director of Policy and Access, Georgia Watch We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded $100,000 in renewed funding from leading health advocacy organization, Community Catalyst to support our work around medical...

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Credit scores shed some medical debt; critics say it’s only partial help

April 12, 2023 by Shana Risby 0 0 0
Credit scores shed some medical debt; critics say it’s only partial help

By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Medical bills of less than $500 have been removed from credit scores by Atlanta-based Equifax and the other two leading consumer reporting companies. The action will help consumers by undoing some...

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AU Health, Wellstar merger hailed by some, dreaded by others

April 10, 2023 by Shana Risby 0 0 0
AU Health, Wellstar merger hailed by some, dreaded by others

By Abraham Kenmore, The Augusta Chronicle — The merger of Augusta University Health with the Atlanta-based Wellstar Health System has drawn praise from Gov. Brian Kemp, University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue, and leaders of both Augusta...

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Empowering Immigrants: A Guide to Health Rights & Resources

March 30, 2023 by Georgia Watch 0 0 0
Empowering Immigrants: A Guide to Health Rights & Resources

By Rahwa Yehdego, Emory REAL Student Intern, Georgia Watch Nearly 1 in 10 Georgians are foreign-born, and 1 in 13 are native-born children with at least one immigrant parent [1]. This substantial immigrant population is essential to the social and economic...

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Better Broadband Would Minimize Healthcare Gaps in Georgia

March 29, 2023 by Shana Risby 0 0 0
Better Broadband Would Minimize Healthcare Gaps in Georgia

By Shanteya Hudson | Public News Service — A half-million Georgians face the reality of inadequate internet access, according to the state’s broadband annual report. The glaring digital divide drastically affects essential services in business...

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Metro man wants to help others after insurance company repeatedly denied life-saving surgery

February 16, 2023 by Shana Risby 0 0 0
Metro man wants to help others after insurance company repeatedly denied life-saving surgery

Watch full video here. By Justin Gray, WSB-TV — HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — A Henry County man says a groundbreaking heart surgery changed his life and likely saved his life. But it’s a procedure his insurance company repeatedly denied. Channel 2 consumer...

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Nearly 40% of Georgia hospitals earned average marks for safety from independent watchdog

December 1, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0
Nearly 40% of Georgia hospitals earned average marks for safety from independent watchdog

By T.A. DeFeo, The Center Square — Roughly four in 10 Georgia hospitals earned a grade of C, according to a new analysis from an independent national watchdog. Of the 83 hospitals The Leapfrog Group graded, it gave 21 hospitals (25.3%) an A, 23...

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Marking the 10th Anniversary: Leapfrog Group Announces Fall 2022 Hospital Grades for Georgia

November 30, 2022 by Georgia Watch 0 0 0
Marking the 10th Anniversary: Leapfrog Group Announces Fall 2022 Hospital Grades for Georgia

Atlanta, GA, November 30, 2022 – Marking the tenth anniversary of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, the Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization representing the nation’s most influential employers and purchasers of health care...

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Patients angry over Atlanta Medical Center closing

September 2, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0

By Crystal Bui, CBS46 — Health care isn’t cheap in the United States. And for many who couldn’t afford it, Atlanta Medical Center, which was part of the non-profit group Wellstar Health System, was able to help. But now with AMC shutting its doors, many...

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Covid-19 booster shot will no longer be covered by the federal government

August 30, 2022 by Sarah Phillips 0 0 0

By Crystal Bui and Jamarlo Phillips, CBS 46 — Throughout the pandemic, Americans have been able to get the covid-19 vaccines, treatments, and the tests without having to pay with their own money. But that’s about to change. The Biden administration is...

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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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