Georgia fights health care reform before the U.S. Supreme Court
Georgia is one of the 26 states fighting against the health care law before the United States Supreme Court. Meanwhile, federal health officials argue the law is having a positive effect on many...
View ArticleCarter hopeful about Medicaid restructuring, but concerned about consultant's...
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is hopeful about the restructuring of the state’s Medicaid program. But Carter expressed concern about a consultant’s report that gives recommendations for the revamp,...
View ArticleState could consider a hybrid approach to caring for aged, blind and disabled...
State officials announced Monday they plan to make a decision about the redesign of the state’s Medicaid program sometime this summer. The state was originally supposed to select a new system by April,...
View ArticleGeorgia’s Medicaid Program Facing $300 Million Deficit
Georgia’s Medicaid program is facing a budget deficit of more than $300 million heading into 2013.At this month’s Department of Community Health board meeting, officials painted a bleak picture for the...
View ArticleHealth Reform Law Upheld, but Questions Remain about Georgia Medicaid Expansion
President Obama’s signature health reform law was upheld today, but a big question remains over the accompanying Medicaid expansion.In all, about half of the people expected to gain coverage under the...
View ArticleNow With Ability to Opt Out, State Leaders Express Reluctance to Expand Medicaid
The Affordable Care Act is safe, but many of its opponents are seizing on language in the Supreme Court ruling that says states can opt out of a critical part of the law.Governor Nathan Deal, speaking...
View ArticleState's Top Medicaid Official Prepares for Two Different Courses
The Supreme Court has issued its ruling on the Affordable Care Act, and state leaders are now faced with a pivotal decision over whether to expand Medicaid, the safety net program for the poor.The...
View ArticleGeorgia Physicians Troubled by Potential Medicaid Expansion
One of the state’s leading physician groups isn’t convinced a proposed Medicaid expansion would be a good idea for the state.The Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, but allowed states to opt...
View ArticleHealth Disparities Wider in Georgia
Health disparities are wider here in Georgia compared to other states, according to a recent report.Georgia ranks 38th in the country in overall patient safety and quality of care. That’s according to...
View ArticleCiting Uncertainty, State Medicaid Officials Scale Back System Revamp
Georgia’s top Medicaid official says there’s still too much uncertainty in the health market to pursue a complete overhaul of the state Medicaid system as originally planned.Department of Community...
View ArticleGeorgia’s Top Public Health Official Is Against Medicaid Expansion
In a recent interview, WABE asked Georgia Public Health Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald if she's for the proposed expansion of the state Medicaid system. "I personally am not," said Fitzgerald. "I think...
View ArticleGov. Deal Comes Out Against Medicaid Expansion
Governor Nathan Deal says he’s not in favor of expanding the state Medicaid rolls under President Obama’s federal health reform law. With Georgia's Medicaid program already facing massive deficits,...
View ArticleGov. Deal Backs Transforming Medicaid into Block Grant Program
This week Governor Nathan Deal came out against expanding the state Medicaid program as called for under the federal health reform law. Instead, Deal wants Medicaid transformed into a block grant...
View ArticleGov. Deal Looking For Consensus on Critical Revenue Stream for Poor Patients
Governor Nathan Deal says he wants hospitals to come together over a critical tax that helps care for the state’s poor and elderly.It goes by different names. The provider fee. The hospital bed tax....
View ArticleState could consider a hybrid approach to caring for aged, blind and disabled...
State officials announced Monday they plan to make a decision about the redesign of the state’s Medicaid program sometime this summer. The state was originally supposed to select a new system by April,...
View ArticleGeorgia’s Medicaid Program Facing $300 Million Deficit
Georgia’s Medicaid program is facing a budget deficit of more than $300 million heading into 2013.At this month’s Department of Community Health board meeting, officials painted a bleak picture for the...
View ArticleHealth Reform Law Upheld, but Questions Remain about Georgia Medicaid Expansion
President Obama’s signature health reform law was upheld today, but a big question remains over the accompanying Medicaid expansion.In all, about half of the people expected to gain coverage under the...
View ArticleNow With Ability to Opt Out, State Leaders Express Reluctance to Expand Medicaid
The Affordable Care Act is safe, but many of its opponents are seizing on language in the Supreme Court ruling that says states can opt out of a critical part of the law.Governor Nathan Deal, speaking...
View ArticleState's Top Medicaid Official Prepares for Two Different Courses
The Supreme Court has issued its ruling on the Affordable Care Act, and state leaders are now faced with a pivotal decision over whether to expand Medicaid, the safety net program for the poor.The...
View ArticleGeorgia Physicians Troubled by Potential Medicaid Expansion
One of the state’s leading physician groups isn’t convinced a proposed Medicaid expansion would be a good idea for the state.The Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, but allowed states to opt...
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