Schumer warns of federal funding cliff for community health centers
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned of the potential danger of local community health centers shuttering if a federal ...
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Medicaid expansion for more low-income Georgians staring to draw support
Advocates seeking health insurance for more low-income Georgians are encouraged that Medicaid expansion is starting to draw support among what for years has been unified Republican opposition.
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Push for Medicaid Expansion Faces Hurdles in Georgia
A bipartisan bill in Georgia seeks Medicaid expansion, but GOP support remains limited. Advocates argue it could aid 200K+ ...
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Georgia leads in U.S. HIV cases. Here’s why the lifesaving drug PrEP faces barriers in the state.
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Medicaid expansion in Georgia drawing interest from long-opposed Republicans
Advocates seeking health insurance for more low-income Georgians are encouraged that Medicaid expansion is starting to draw ...
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Tragic loss turned mission: Tifton mom fights for insurance coverage for amputees
Right now, insurance providers are not required to cover Prosthetic devices, leaving some amputees to struggle to find the ...
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For World Cancer Day, advocates ask state lawmakers for Medicaid expansion
Dozens of advocates traveled to the Georgia State Capitol for World Cancer Day to share their stories and push for Medicaid expansion.
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Across the South, rural health care has become ‘trendy.’ Medicaid expansion has not.
This story was originally published by KFF Health News ... ExploreOpinion: Insurance companies are bleeding rural hospitals and communities dry Other states have made similar investments. The ...
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A4TE to Full Eleventh Circuit: Affirm Decision in Georgia Transgender Health Care Discrimination Case
Affirm Decision in Georgia Transgender Health Care Discrimination Case “I still go to work, and I do my job like everyone ...
A Rural Hospital Defies the Odds and Turns Around - in 24 Months
Just two years ago, Washington County Regional Medical Center (WCRMC), a 56-bed hospital in Sandersville, Ga., population 5,831, was on life support. Facing multi-million-dollar annual operational ...