Insurers flock to offer coverage in 2022 exchange
Plenty of shopping options, plus lower prices.
That’s usually a winning formula for consumers.
And that scenario describes how Georgia’s health insurance exchange is shaping up...
HHS chief visits Georgia, addresses FDA vaccine process, Medicaid
A top Biden administration health official, visiting Gwinnett County in suburban Atlanta, said Monday that the FDA is relying on science and facts in...
COVID-19 vaccine facts and information
EDITOR'S NOTE: After meeting with the Habersham Board of Health regarding the county's low vaccination rate, District 2 Public Health Director Dr. Zachary Taylor...
26 in Georgia monitored for monkeypox, though not showing symptoms
Public health officials say that of the more than 200 people in the U.S. being monitored for possible exposure to monkeypox, 26 are in...
What a controversial list says about nonprofit hospitals’ charity
Grady Memorial Hospital ranks first, and Piedmont Hospital last, in a report rating the 10 largest nonprofit Atlanta/Athens area hospitals on their spending on...
‘Perfect storm’: An opioid menace like never before
There’s no real profile for the victims. They don’t appear to fit into any particular economic, racial, or ethnic grouping.
The rising numbers of opioid...
Delta variant Q&A
As the Delta variant takes hold, the unvaccinated are in for a rude awakening. Unfortunately, thanks to them, vaccinated Americans are now being put...
RSV surges in South as mask use, distancing decline
Doctors in Georgia and other Southern states are seeing an unusual June surge of a common respiratory virus that affects children and older adults.
The...
DCH chief to retire; successor to face challenges
Frank Berry is retiring after six years of heading the state’s main health care agency.
He will be replaced by Gov. Brian Kemp’s deputy chief...
Violence, stress, scrutiny weigh on police mental health
Every once in a while, after working long and sometimes grueling shifts, after getting yelled at and spat on, and occasionally having plastic cups...
CDC Director: Low vaccination rates put Georgia at risk
(GPB) Georgians are at increased risk of COVID-19 spikes because of the low vaccination rates in parts of the state, infectious disease experts, including...
Kemp plan to bypass healthcare.gov stalled
The Biden administration has flagged another significant part of Gov. Brian Kemp’s health care plan, with the latest federal pushback focused on the governor’s plan...