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Op-ed: Shame on state’s largest health insurer (written by MAG member)
Savannah Now
Anthem’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia subsidiary should be ashamed. The state’s largest health insurer is robbing its customers of the value and peace of mind they pay for and deserve, as the company now judges whether it will cover a patient’s emergency care after it has been provided. | READ MORE
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| No easy solution to opioid epidemic, say medical experts at Augusta University symposium (features MAG member)
The Augusta Chronicle
Opioid usage has become a nationwide epidemic, catching the attention of politicians and physicians, across the country. | READ MORE
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| The 14 best hospitals in Georgia, according to US News
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Of the nearly 175 hospitals in Georgia, fourteen met the highest standards in U.S. News and World Report’s national 2018 ranking of America’s best hospitals. | READ MORE
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| Cancer report ranks Georgia low, cites state’s tobacco tax, funding
Georgia Health News
Georgia earned high marks in just two of nine categories related to fighting cancer, according to a recent report. | READ MORE
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| 8 medical coding mistakes that could cost you
AMA Wire
Government and private insurers’ audits have revealed unfortunate cases of fraudulent or abusive medical billing practices. You deserve to be paid for the medical care you provide, but it is essential that you avoid improper billing practices to steer clear of trouble and maintain a flourishing practice. | READ MORE
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| West Nile cases in mosquitoes on the rise in metro Atlanta
Atlanta Journal Constitution
On a scorching summer afternoon, Callie Pierce, wearing jeans, red T-shirt, and closed-toe shoes (along with plenty of bug spray), checks on a mosquito surveillance trap along the edge of Brookside Park in DeKalb County. | READ MORE
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| Emory’s takeover of DeKalb Medical set to occur next month
Georgia Health News
Now that the state has given its approval, DeKalb Medical will become part of Emory Healthcare on Sept. 1. | READ MORE
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| Creating country doctors: Mercer’s mission vital to Georgia
Georgia Health News
Dr. Jean Sumner likes to tell the story of how she once raised a woman “from the dead.” It happened years ago on a Thanksgiving Day when she was still working as a rural physician in the central Georgia town of Sandersville. | READ MORE
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| Polk Medical Center reaps benefit of rural hospital tax credit
Rome News-Tribune
Health care is never cheap. Add to the cost the issue of getting patients who live far from medical centers with greater resources the kind of care they need. Or the lack of medical equipment and technology that could change outcomes for the better. | READ MORE
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| Residency program aims to keep new doctors in Athens
Flagpole
As Andrew Ke puts it, he didn’t wake up one day and decide to be a doctor. Rather, he fell in love with health and medicine along the way, first as an exercise physiology major at the University of Georgia and later as a medical school student at Ross University. Now, Ke is one of 10 new graduates of Athens’ first medical residency program – and he’s ready for the next step. | READ MORE
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| The origins of Georgia’s overdose amnesty law
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The 911 amnesty law was the brainchild of Justin Leef, whose childhood friend, Zack Elliott, was found dead of a heroin overdose in the backseat of his car in “The Bluff” in northwest Atlanta. | READ MORE
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| State lawmakers push to lower drug costs
Medpage Today
With all the focus on the Trump administration's proposal to lower the cost of prescription drugs, it's easy to forget that other people are also working on this issue. But several states have been making their own efforts to ease the cost of drugs for their residents. | READ MORE
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| Opening of Atlanta-area hospital reflects severity of eating disorders
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Most people spend a lifetime not accomplishing what Fallon Robinson already has by age 17: A top-ranked gymnast, she’s taking college courses as a high school senior, and she won the first pageant she ever entered, Miss Paulding County Outstanding Teen. | READ MORE
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