2025年2月3日 · Georgia Health News is now part of KFF Health News’ Southern Bureau. Read the latest health care policy news out of Georgia: After 11 years, Georgia Health News joined KFF Health News. Together we are telling the important health care stories about Georgia from across the state. Learn more from Andy Miller. If you are...

Georgia Health News was launched in 2010 as a nonprofit news service dedicated to covering health care across the state. We built our readership and media partnerships over the years with insightful, compelling articles that captured the interest of consumers, lawmakers, and industry officials across the state. In 2021, the GHN board decided to join...

2021年8月16日 · Dear Readers, Too often the news about media organizations in recent years has involved cutbacks, layoffs, departures – and even publications folding. But today, Georgia Health News is stepping into the future with a wonderful new partner. The GHN operation is being enhanced by becoming a part of a large and prestigious national …

2021年4月30日 · Story updated The devastating impact of the Delta variant helped push John Arthur Brown into action. Brown, an Atlanta photographer, had been reluctant to get vaccinated. “I was the hesitant one,’’ he said. His doubts were based on how quickly the Covid-19 vaccines were developed. He had what he called a mild case of Covid...

2022年2月15日 · Bills on vaping, lead poisoning, school recess, and post-pregnancy Medicaid coverage all hung in the balance Monday as the Georgia General Assembly convened for its final day. As usual, dozens of health care bills were filed and debated in the 2022 legislative session. But the highest-profile proposal again took the spotlight early Monday afternoon, when...

2021年12月23日 · By Phil Galewitz and Andy Miller A record 13.6 million Americans have signed up for health coverage for 2022 on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, with nearly a month remaining to enroll in most states, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. President Joe Biden’s top health advisers credited the increased government subsidies, which …

2021年8月14日 · Another source, the respected Commonwealth Fund, analyzed health care in all states. Overall, we were the sixth-worst in the nation. And key measures like hospital 30-day mortality and preventable hospitalizations were getting worse versus prior years.

2021年10月13日 · About 70 percent of Georgia adults in a new survey report they had burdensome health care costs in the past year. And an even higher percentage – 80 percent – are worried about being able to afford health care in the future. The survey of more than 950 adults was conducted from April 12 to May 3...

2021年7月12日 · The Piedmont Healthcare system will require doctors, hospital leaders and new employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by Sept. 1, the Atlanta-based nonprofit organization said Monday. Other employees at Piedmont facilities will be required to get COVID shots “in the near future,’’ Piedmont said in a statement. “It’s important to consider that vaccination is a...

2021年7月27日 · Hospitals treating more patients and bracing for even more. Mask requirements returning. The push for vaccinations getting stronger, with more workers facing mandatory shots. The unsettling rise in COVID cases has prompted a flurry of virus-related activity this week across the state and the nation. Take Central Georgia. A Public Health spokesman there sent out...