Andy Miller joins Bill Nigut’s panel for a discussion on the federal court ruling in Texas that declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.
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Foreign-born physicians in Georgia
Andy Miller and Max Blau join On Second Thought to discuss the series of stories on foreign-born physicians that they co-wrote with Katja Ridderbusch.
Pregnant women face ER risks
This week on the Georgia Health Report, GNH’s Andy Miller and host Lauren Baggett discuss some of the reasons why pregnant women seem to be disproportionately affected by ER violations of the federal EMTALA law.
Lives lost when ERs break law
A new investigation by WebMD and Georgia Health News looked into what happens when hospitals break the law that guarantees prompt, and sometimes life-saving, care to anyone who visits an emergency room.
UGA brain injury research
Now, researchers from the University of Georgia are hoping avoid harm and advance therapy development by studying head injuries in a petri dish. Scientists at UGA’s Regenerative Bioscience Center in Athens were able to simulate a traumatic brain injury in their lab and begin testing some possible treatment options.
Premature births increasing here
Georgia currently has the worst maternal mortality rate in the U.S., and our infant mortality rate is higher than the national average. Now a report card by the March of Dimes shows that our premature births are on the rise, too.
Health care and the election
On this edition of Political Rewind, health care has become one of the hottest issues on the campaign trail during the 2018 midterm election. In the race for governor, Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp continue to duel over the expansion of Medicaid.
Hospital miracles during Michael
Rural hospitals not only survived the storm but managed to pool their resources to continue to provide needed medical care. This week on the Georgia Health Report, we’ll be sharing some of their stories.
‘D’ grade on mental health parity
This week on the Georgia Health Report, Lauren Baggett and Andy Miller of Georgia Health News break down why Georgia received a low grade on mental health parity and what could be done to improve access to care for mental illness.
Georgia’s uninsured children
Virginia Prescott of On Second Thought spoke with the executive director from Voices for Georgia’s Children, Erica Sitkoff, and the editor of Georgia Health News, Andy Miller, about the barriers Georgians face in respect to the state’s high rate of uninsured children.