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News Articles: health care access

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Health care workforce shortage in 'state of emergency' DBHDD commissioner says

Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Commissioner Kevin Tanner spoke at the 27th annual Carter Center Mental Health Forum on May 18. He says lack of access to behavioral health care has to do with staffing shortages and they are looking for ways to retain and recruit workers, including higher pay. 

May 19, 2023
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
The Only Doctor documentary by filmaker Mathhew Hashiguchi

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  • Health Care

'The Only Doctor' in a rural Georgia town cares for many with her own resources

The Only Doctor is a documentary that takes a look at the experience of Dr. Karen Kinsell. She is the only doctor in a rural part of Georgia where 40% of the population lives below the poverty level.  

May 10, 2023
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By:
  • Leah Fleming
Volunteers work at the Macon Volunteer Clinic on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. The clinic provides primary care for free to working, low-income people who don't qualify for insurance.

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  • Health Care

Georgia’s Medicaid expansion will cover more low-income adults. But it will also leave many behind

Only adults below the poverty line who can work 80 hours a month will qualify for the new Medicaid program. Pathways to Coverage will go live in July.

February 14, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
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  • Health Care

Georgians with marketplace insurance aren’t guaranteed good access to care

Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid show almost 19% network inadequacy among a study group of over 600,000 people in Georgia enrolled in marketplace insurance.

February 08, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.

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New emergency room comes to South Georgia

South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.

December 28, 2022
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  • GPB News Staff
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to lower prescription drug costs and protect Social Security and Medicare, Nov. 5, 2022, in Joliet, Ill. Millions of people who enrolled in Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic could start to lose their insurance plans by April 1 if Congress passes the $1.7 trillion spending package leaders unveiled Tuesday. The legislation will sunset a requirement of the COVID-19 public health emergency that the Biden administration has been under mountin

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  • Politics

Millions to lose Medicaid coverage under Congress' plan

Millions of people who enrolled in Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic could start to lose their insurance plans by April 1 if Congress passes the $1.7 trillion spending package leaders unveiled Tuesday.

December 21, 2022
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  • Associated Press
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U.S. representatives: Federal government should ensure timely cataract surgeries for older Georgians

The federal government should ensure Medicare Advantage insurers Humana and Aetna cover cataract surgeries for older Georgians without delays or denials, Georgia’s Democratic congressional representatives said this week.  

December 19, 2022
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
Atlanta Medical Center has been a community fixture in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood for decades. Wellstar Health System, the nonprofit that owns the facility, plans to shutter it in November. It's the latest change in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood and another severe blow to the Atlanta - area health care landscape.

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  • Health

Safety net hospitals in Georgia are at risk. Atlanta Medical Center is just the latest example

Patients left behind by the closure of Wellstar’s Atlanta Medical Center, many of them uninsured or underinsured, will need to go somewhere else for care. Nearby healthcare facilities aren’t ready for them.

October 03, 2022
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  • Sofi Gratas
Atlanta Medical Center

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Wellstar announces Nov. 1 closure of Atlanta Medical Center in Old Fourth Ward

Wellstar Health System has announced that it will cease operations at Atlanta Medical Center on Nov. 1 amid “decreasing revenue and increasing costs for staff and supplies due to soaring inflation.”

September 01, 2022
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  • Collin Kelley
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  • Health Care

After dip in funding, second round of federal money aims to get more people on health insurance

A $80 million grant approved by the Biden administration last year will last for three years, supporting navigator programs nationwide. 

August 31, 2022
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  • Sofi Gratas
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  • Health Care

New UGA study: Much of rural Georgia lacks nearby access to essential addiction treatment

Methadone helps people quit addictions to drugs like heroin, oxycodone and fentanyl. But for the first three months of treatment, patients must report daily to a clinic to get methadone — a problem for rural Georgians.

August 25, 2022
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  • Rebecca Grapevine

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  • Health

Patients say telehealth is OK, but most prefer to see their doctor in person

An NPR poll finds that while a large majority of people using telehealth during the pandemic were satisfied, nearly two-thirds prefer in-person visits. That may foretell telehealth's future.

October 19, 2021
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi

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