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Pending bill could improve health insurance options (by MAG’s president)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ariel Hart hit the nail on the head when she noted that patients have been “stuck in the middle” (“Surprise medical bills targeted in Georgia Senate bill,” Politically Georgia, Feb. 27). | READ MORE
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| Legislation [in Georgia] proposes steps to improve rural health care, omits major coverage solution
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
State lawmakers introduced several bills this year aiming to improve access to health care in rural Georgia. | READ MORE
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| Lawmaker: The proposed ‘Hands-Free Georgia Act’ explained
Savannah Morning News
As the bill sponsor of the Hands-Free Georgia Act, I wanted to take a moment to clear up a few things so that both constituents and fellow lawmakers know what this proposed bill really does – and what it doesn’t do. | READ MORE
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| Legislation to help cancer hospital [in Newnan] draws vocal opposition
Georgia Health News
Senate Bill 31 started out as a relatively simple proposal related to a Georgia health agency board. That bill passed the Georgia Senate overwhelmingly last month. | READ MORE
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| How Piedmont’s dispute with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia impacts Columbus
Columbus Ledger-Inquirer
A potential contract dispute between Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia has created some confusion in the Columbus market, according to a Piedmont spokesperson. | READ MORE
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| Forsyth keeps spot as Georgia’s healthiest county
Georgia Health News
Forsyth County is ranked as Georgia’s healthiest county for the sixth straight year. | READ MORE
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| Audit: Memorial overbilled Medicare in 30 percent of cases
Savannah Morning News
Memorial University Medical Center overbilled the federal government in nearly one in every three Medicare billings in 2015-2016, a federal audit has found. | READ MORE
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| Groundbreaking ceremony takes place for $40 million Cook Medical Center
The Tifton Gazette
Tift Regional Health System broke ground on a new facility in Adel on Mar. 8. | READ MORE
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| Commentary: Save lives by enforcing fair compensation for mental health services [in Georgia]
Georgia Health News
“Our citizens are dying. We must act boldly to stop it.”This statement by President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis is in response to drug overdoses now killing more people than gun homicides and car crashes combined. | READ MORE
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| U.S. judge says opioid settlement roadblocks may prompt trials
Reuters
A federal judge pushing for a settlement in lawsuits by state and local governments against drug companies over their roles in the U.S. opioid epidemic said on Wednesday that trials may be needed after both sides identified barriers to reaching a deal. | READ MORE
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| Probe into generic drug price fixing set to widen
NPR
Forty-five states and the Department of Justice are claiming that generic-drug prices are fixed and the alleged collusion may have cost U.S. business and consumers more than $1 billion. | READ MORE
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| Lifting therapy caps is a load off Medicare patients’ shoulders
Kaiser Health News
Physical therapy helps Leon Beers, 73, get out of bed in the morning and maneuver around his home using his walker. | READ MORE
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