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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 ...
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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, ...
States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on Medicaid rolls after the COVID-19 pandemic are sicker than anticipated and ...
Biden Rule Cleared Hurdles to Lifesaving HIV Drug, but Barriers Remain in Georgia
A new rule requires insurers to improve coverage of PrEP, which can prevent HIV, but Georgians face challenges getting the ...
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Rural health care has become ‘trendy’ — Medicaid expansion has not
There’s a large gray cloud hanging over Medicaid expansion right now, and that’s because there’s so much uncertainty about ...
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Cancer advocates to push for Medicaid expansion at state capitol
More than 50 cancer advocates – including patients, survivors, and caregivers – will travel to the Georgia State Capitol ...
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Georgia leads in U.S. HIV cases. Here’s why the lifesaving drug PrEP faces barriers in the state.
Latonia Wilkins knows she needs to be on PrEP due to her non-monogamous lifestyle. But the 52-year-old Atlanta mother has ...
Capitol Beat1d
Medicaid expansion in Georgia drawing interest from long-opposed Republicans
“This bill is really exciting because it’s Georgia’s first bipartisan legislation that would close Georgia’s coverage gap,” said Colbert, executive director of Georgians for a Healthy Future. The ...
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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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Biden rule cleared hurdles to lifesaving HIV drug, but in Georgia barriers remain
Among states, Georgia has the highest rate of new HIV infections, but residents — especially women and Black patients like ...
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Some incarcerated youths will get health care after release under new law
Valentino Valdez was given his birth certificate, his Social Security card, a T-shirt, and khaki pants when he was released from a Texas prison in 2019 at age 21. But he didn't have health insurance, ...