By Rachana Pradhan, Hannah Recht and Andy Miller
Two months after Pfizer’s Covid vaccine was authorized for children ages 5 to 11, just 27% have received at least one shot, according to Jan. 12 CDC data. Only 18%, or 5 million kids, have both doses, Kaiser Health News reported.
In Georgia, as well as other Southern states, the percentages are even lower.
Just 16.1 percent of the 5-to-11 age group in Georgia have ...
Extending Medicaid coverage for women who have given birth. Higher pay for physicians serving Georgia’s poor. More money for rural health care.
In many ways, health care is getting a boost in Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget.
Kemp’s proposed budget envisions a record $30.2 billion in state spending next year. The highest-profile items include $5,000 pay raises for state employees, $2,000 bonuses for teachers, and a $1.6 billion tax refund for Georgians.
State tax collections ...
By Lauren Weber, Phil Galewitz and Andy Miller
The Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida, on Jan. 11 was treating 80 Covid-19 patients — a tenfold increase since late December. Nearly half were admitted for other medical reasons.
The surge driven by the extremely infectious Omicron variant helped push the South Florida hospital with 206 licensed beds to 250 patients. The rise in cases came as the hospital struggled with severe staff shortages ...
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has filed a legal motion to end a court’s temporary restraining order that, at least temporarily, has kept Northside Hospital facilities in the giant insurer’s network.
Northside Hospital was granted an injunction by Fulton County Superior Court just before its Anthem contract was scheduled to be severed Jan. 1. That injunction – which preserved Anthem members’ in-network status with Northside — lasts till Jan. 31.
For months, ...
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