Georgia Health News

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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.

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States’ Efforts To Alter Arcane Hospital Rules Mix Politics With Drama

Georgia is one of dozens of states that require health-care facilities to ask for permission to build or expand by obtaining “certificates of need.” Basically, state regulators get to decide whether a town needs a new hospital or long-term care center. If the need is deemed real, they’re granted a “CON.” The intent of the…

The Public Health Consequences of Public Housing Failures

Every year more than 10,000 taxpayer-supported public housing units are lost to disrepair. But federal lawmakers routinely ignore the full amount, around $115 billion, needed to keep the units in “decent, safe and sanitary” condition. One-time funds for public housing repairs were cut from the final version of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to appeal…