Unusual but welcome: Two health insurers opt to cut exchange rates
Two of the four health insurers in the 2019 Georgia insurance exchange, in a surprising move, are set to make reductions in monthly premiums...
Blue Cross of Georgia changing its name
The largest health insurer in Georgia is changing its name. But it’s not a total revamp.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia is going...
Georgia Tech teams with ‘big data’ experts to study medical imaging
“Big data’’ health care analytics are the focus of a new program at Georgia Tech.
Last week, the American College of Radiology’s Harvey L. Neiman...
Personal health: Hippocrates never heard of it, but I got it
Text neck?
That was the initial diagnosis from my chiropractor. And after momentary confusion, I figured it out.
“Text neck” is what she called the stiffness...
Cancer report ranks Georgia low, cites state’s tobacco tax, funding
Georgia earned high marks in just two of nine categories related to fighting cancer, according to a recent report.
The American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action...
Good news for teachers, state employees as insurance rates hold steady for 2019
Driven largely by rising medical costs, health insurance premiums are expected to rise next year for many U.S. workers.
Not so for Georgia teachers and...
State’s latest health rank is more of the same
The best news in Georgia’s latest health care ranking is that monthly insurance premiums in the state are relatively low.
The state is ranked 16th...
Feds report serious RN shortages at many Georgia nursing homes
An analysis of Medicare data shows that nearly half of Georgia nursing homes recently were found “below average’’ or “much below average’’ in their...
Unfrozen: Feds restore payments under disputed ACA program
The insurance exchange in Georgia and other states just got an injection of stability. And that’s good news for people buying individual or family...
Federal funding for ACA ‘navigators’ to drop dramatically in Georgia
The White House is again slashing funds for the “navigators’’ who help enroll people in the Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges.
The cuts will almost...
Children’s ready to open first big building in mega-project
Opening soon: A $127 million building that will have 260,000 square feet, more than 250 patient care rooms, 1,100 parking spaces — and an...
Insurers seek modestly higher premiums for 2019 Georgia exchange
Premium increases of 2 percent to almost 15 percent would seem like bad news for Georgians needing health care coverage.
But the rate hikes proposed...