Medicaid waiver proposal

Medicaid waiver proposal

The Georgia Senate approved a bill that would allow Gov. Brian Kemp to seek health care waivers from the federal government. The waivers would allow the state to add more uninsured Georgians to the Medicaid rolls without expanding Medicaid per Obamacare guidelines.

Tobacco settlement dollars

Tobacco settlement dollars

This week on the Georgia Health Report, host Lauren Baggett and Andy Miller of Georgia Health News ask, where do Georgia’s tobacco settlement dollars go?

Targeting HIV ‘hot spots’

Targeting HIV ‘hot spots’

Four metro Atlanta counties are being targeted in a new White House-led HIV prevention initiative.

WellStar-Anthem contract dispute

WellStar-Anthem contract dispute

This week on the Georgia Health Report, host Lauren Baggett and Andy Miller of Georgia Health News discuss patient reactions to the WellStar vs. Anthem contract standoff and what we can  learn from these types of insurer-provider disputes.

Health care at the Legislature

Health care at the Legislature

Andy Miller of GHN joins Lawmakers to discuss Gov. Brian Kemp’s health care waiver proposal.

Asthma van visits ATL schools

Asthma van visits ATL schools

One in 10 children in Georgia have asthma, and severe asthma attacks can send kids to the ER, causing them and their parents to miss out on school and work.

State employees’ wellness plan

State employees’ wellness plan

For Georgia state employees who count “getting healthy” as one of their new year’s resolutions, the State Health Benefit Plan is working to help them get there.

What’s on the health care agenda?

What’s on the health care agenda?

A new year, a new governor, and a new legislative session. This week on the Georgia Health Report, host Lauren Baggett and Andy Miller of Georgia Health News preview the Georgia General Assembly’s health care agenda

Top 10 health care stories of 2018

Top 10 health care stories of 2018

This week on the Georgia Health Report, host Lauren Baggett and Andy Miller of Georgia Health News take a look back at some of the year’s top health care stories.

Changes to med marijuana laws?

Changes to med marijuana laws?

This week on the Georgia Health Report, host Lauren Baggett and Andy Miller of Georgia Health News discuss how two proposals could help the state’s 6,000 people who use cannabis oil for their medical conditions.