All 700,000 residents in DeKalb County are still under a boil water advisory days after a water main broke. Read the full article: wsbtv.com
Month: July 2015
Rape evidence demands
Georgia law enforcement agencies have swamped the state crime lab with requests to provide DNA analysis on “rape kits.” Read the full article: Augusta Chronicle
Floyd creating ACO
The Floyd Healthcare Management board is expected to create a new subsidiary consisting of an Accountable Care Organization. Read the full article: Rome News-Tribune
Chatham: Mosquito control
Chatham County Mosquito Control has evidence that the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus is circulating in the mosquito population. Read the full article: Savannah Morning News
Lowering prices for cancer drugs
Cancer drugs can cost a $120,000 a year, and out-of-pocket expenses for the insured can run $25,000 to $30,000.
Theater gunman’s Ga. link
A man who lost his family, home and businesses did not say a word as he opened fire on strangers in a darkened movie theater. Read the full article: Associated Press
Augusta: Heat illnesses
As temperatures have risen, so has the number of patients being treated for heat-related illnesses. Read the full article: Augusta Chronicle
Mega-merger would bolster Blue Cross here
Anthem’s agreement to buy Cigna for $48 billion, if consummated, would cement the dominant position of Georgia’s leading health insurer. The insurer deal, announced Friday, follows the merger agreement announced earlier this month between two other insurance heavyweights, Aetna and Humana. And both fit into the picture of fast-paced consolidation across the health care industry,…
CURE Childhood Cancer
Atlanta-based CURE Childhood Cancer will provide about $1.7 million in research and grant money to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle
WellStar in talks to buy Tenet’s hospitals in state
(Updated at 2:15 p.m.) WellStar Health System, fresh from abandoning a proposed deal with Emory Healthcare, has now landed a new potential partner. The Marietta-based WellStar is beginning negotiations with Tenet Healthcare to buy Tenet’s five hospitals in Georgia — all in greater metro Atlanta. The two organizations issued a statement Thursday confirming the start…