Citing Uncertainty, State Medicaid Officials Scale Back System Revamp
Georgia’s top Medicaid official says there’s still too much uncertainty in the health market to pursue a complete overhaul of the state Medicaid system as originally planned.Department of Community...
View ArticleFormer Surgeon General Revisits Oral Health
In 2000, then-Surgeon-General, Dr. David Satcher, put out the first official report on Oral Health and underserved communities. This week, Morehouse School of Medicine sponsored a forum revisiting the...
View ArticleDozens of Metro Atlanta Hospitals Will Pay Penalties for Readmission Rates
More than 2,000 hospitals all across the US will soon pay a penalty based on the number of Medicare patients they re-admit. New data from Kaiser Health News show that includes some 40 metro Atlanta...
View ArticleGovernor Deal: Georgia Won't Pursue Health Insurance Exchange
Governor Nathan Deal informed the Obama administration today the state will not set up its own health insurance exchange, one of the key elements of the federal health reform law.Deal cited the law’s...
View ArticleInsurers to Offer Child-Only Health Policies
Beginning this week, all Georgia insurers that sell individual health plans will have to start offering child-only policies. An open enrollment period ends January 31st.The new state requirement stems...
View ArticleMany Georgians Eligible for New Health Insurance Subsidy
More than 800,000 Georgians will soon be eligible for new tax credits under the federal health care reform law, according to figures from health nonprofit Families USA.The tax credits are available...
View ArticleGA Hospitals Welcome Obama Proposal to Delay Cuts for Uninsured
President Obama’s 2014 budget recommends delaying a significant cut to a program that helps hospitals treat the uninsured. Georgia health care officials are welcoming the move.Obama’s budget calls for...
View ArticleA Talk with American Cancer Society CEO Dr. John Seffrin, Part 1: Vaccines,...
The American Cancer Society marked its 100th anniversary in May, 2013. Dr. John Seffrin has been the Society's CEO for 21 of those years. In part 1 of a wide-ranging conversation with WABE's Denis...
View ArticleConference Addresses Business Side of Affordable Care Act
Lots of businesses are unsure what changes mandated in the Affordable Care Act will mean to their bottom line. Answering those questions was at the heart of a health care conference put on...
View ArticleGeorgia Insurers, Small Businesses Pleased with ACA Mandate Delay
The White House’s decision to push back a key part of the Affordable Care Act is getting praise from Georgia insurance companies and small businesses.The Obama administration pushed back, by a year,...
View ArticleGeorgia Regents Medical Center, Philips, Enter "First of its Kind" Agreement
The nation’s health care industry is changing at a pace never before seen. Part of that’s due to the Affordable Care Act, which holds providers accountable for patient outcomes while rewarding...
View ArticleGrant to Help Georgia's Community Health Centers Reach Uninsured
The federal government Wednesday announced $150-million in grants to community health centers in all 50 states. Georgia’s cut is about $3.3-million, split between 28 centers across the state.
View ArticleFeds Plan Heavy Marketing of Health Exchange to Georgians
More than half of the states - including Georgia - have opted to let the federal government set up their so-called “Insurance Exchange," a website where those who need to buy newly-mandated health...
View ArticleGuidelines Set for Insurance Exchange "Navigators"
Georgians soon will be able to purchase health insurance through the federal government’s health insurance marketplace, also called an insurance exchange.That’s a website where people can compare...
View ArticleGov. Deal Comes Out Against Medicaid Expansion
Governor Nathan Deal says he’s not in favor of expanding the state Medicaid rolls under President Obama’s federal health reform law. With Georgia's Medicaid program already facing massive deficits,...
View ArticleGeorgia Groups Reaching Out to Uninsured Hispanics
There's a push to get Georgia's Hispanic population ready for upcoming changes in the country's health care system. State records show there are nearly 850,000 Hispanics living in Georgia. Health...
View ArticleSebelius: Georgia Health Reform Likely To Be “Rockier Road” Due To Continued...
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius says the rollout of President Obama's health reform law is on schedule in Georgia, despite continued opposition from the state’s Republican...
View ArticleCan State Officials Implement Obamacare While Fighting It? A Talk with Sen....
Even as Georgia officials continue to fight the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (often called Obamacare), they must prepare for the first stages of the Act's rollout on October 1. The...
View ArticleUPS Plans to Drop Insurance Coverage for Employee Spouses
UPS Inc. is planning to drop about 15,000 employee spouses from its health insurance plan.That's according to Kaiser Health News.
View ArticleOn Health Insurance, Will Other Corporations Follow UPS' Lead?
The Affordable Care Act is changing the way Americans have medical coverage on various levels. The White House says the goal is to provide health benefits to millions who wouldn’t have it otherwise....
View ArticleHow One State is Trying to Implement Obamacare: A Talk with Nevada's Health...
October 1st, 2013 is a key date in the rollout of the Affordable Care Act--which even President Obama now calls "Obamacare." After that date, consumers will be able to use online marketplaces, called...
View ArticleHow One State is Trying to Implement Obamacare: A Talk with Nevada's Health...
October 1st, 2013 is a key date in the rollout of the Affordable Care Act--which even President Obama now calls "Obamacare." After that date, consumers will be able to use online marketplaces, called...
View Article803,000 Georgians Eligible for Health Care Subsidy
What’s known as the “Insurance Exchange” or “Marketplace” is a central part of the federal Affordable Care Act.And on Oct. 1, Georgia’s goes on-line.On Wednesday, figures released by Families USA show...
View Article"Stop Obstructing Obamacare" In Georgia, Groups Demand
Fourteen organized labor and left-leaning political groups Thursday called on Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens to stop what they say is his obstruction of the federal Affordable Care Act,...
View ArticleWill Georgia's Health Care Navigators Be Ready? A Talk with One Navigator,...
Starting October 1, 2013, consumers will be able to shop for health care coverage at online marketplaces called exchanges. It's all part of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Some...
View ArticleAARP Offering Information on Affordable Care Act
There's a new website that sheds light on the Affordable Care Act.The AARP launched healthlawanswers.org this summer.
View ArticleGov. Deal Open but "Skeptical" to Medicaid Expansion Alternative
Gov. Nathan Deal has long said Georgia will not expand its Medicaid roles, citing long-term costs to the state. That’s the joint federal/state medical program for the poor.But Deal seems open to...
View ArticleThe BBC's "Newshour" Visits Atlanta
For a few days in mid-September, 2013, the crew of the BBC program Newshour visited Atlanta. The Sept. 18 broadcast originated from the WABE studios.
View ArticleGovernor Nathan Deal Talks Obamacare, Medicaid Expansion with the BBC's Tim...
In mid-September, 2013, the crew of the BBC program "News Hour" visited Atlanta. Presenter Tim Franks spoke with Georgia Republican Governor Nathan Deal about the Governor's opposition to the...
View ArticleHealth Coverage, Income and Transit: the Census Shapes Up the Average Atlantan
[The following is a lose transcript of the on-air version. To hear the feature as-aired on Monday’s 5:44, click the listen icon below.]
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