Georgia Senate bill would cut funding for adult gender-affirming care, but it may have cloudy future
Georgia's state Senate has passed a bill that would cut off public funding for gender affirming care for adults.
Mother Jones1d
I Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Georgia’s Medicaid Restrictions Will Kill Me.
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The transgender care fight targets more adults as Georgia and other states weigh laws
Conservatives’ nationwide offensive against transgender care is increasing trying to cut off care for transgender adults, and ...
The Valdosta Daily Times4d
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 ...
Janesville Gazette16h
Georgia health plan would not cover gender-affirming care under bill that clears Senate
The latest in a series of bills aimed at transgender people cleared the Georgia Senate on Tuesday, marking the first time the state Legislature has moved to restrict ...
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Georgia Senate bill would cut funding for adult gender-affirming care
Georgia's state Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would cut off public funding for gender-affirming care for adults, but ...
Modern Healthcare4d
Southern states are funding rural health, yet rejecting Medicaid
States are investing in rural health, but most Southern states have long rejected federal Medicaid funds. That’s unlikely to ...
State senators, introduce bipartisan effort to expand Medicaid in Georgia
Georgia is one of 10 states in the U.S. that has not adopted Medicaid expansions resulting from the Affordable Care Act.
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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+ ...
More than 1.5M enroll in Georgia health care exchange
More than 1.5 million Georgians enrolled in the state's new health care exchange, Insurance Commissioner John King said.
Chattanooga Times Free Press10d
Handful of rural Georgia Republicans join Democrats to give full Medicaid expansion another go
A handful of Senate Republicans from rural Georgia have signed onto a new bipartisan attempt to fully expand Medicaid through ...
MedPage Today8d
Across the South, Rural Healthcare Has Become 'Trendy.' Medicaid Expansion Has Not.
Other states have made similar investments. The University of Georgia, for example, has established a new medical school, ...