Ga. Senate passes bill targeting transgender care for public workers
Georgia’s Senate passed a bill that would cut off public funding for gender-affirming care for adults, but the future of the ...
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.
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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 ...
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I Was Diagnosed With Cancer. Georgia’s Medicaid Restrictions Will Kill Me.
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Medicaid expansion for more low-income Georgians staring to draw support
Advocates seeking health insurance for more low-income Georgians are encouraged that Medicaid expansion is starting to draw support among what for years has been unified Republican opposition.
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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+ ...
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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 a panel of Georgia lawmakers has become the first in 2025 to move forward.
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Health care is key for youths getting out of prison. A new law helps them get it
It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...
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Medicaid expansion in Georgia draws interest from long-opposed Republicans
Advocates for Medicaid expansion in Georgia are encouraged by the bipartisan introduction of Senate Bill 50, which would ...
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Georgia leads in U.S. HIV cases. Here’s why the lifesaving drug PrEP faces barriers in the state.
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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 ...