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Coronavirus Update: Georgia hospitals are over 90% ICU capacity

The Gist: Georgia hospitals continue to be slammed with coronavirus. Hospitals statewide are nearing their capacity for ICU beds. The state is currently at 91.7% of ICU bed capacity. According…

2020 In Review: Coronavirus tops health news in Georgia

The impact of COVID-19 overwhelmed the news cycle – and public discussion — during 2020. That’s why it’s difficult to include any other topics in our annual Top 10 Georgia…

Georgia will provide additional staff support for hospitals

As COVID-19 continues to take its toll on Georgia's health system, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced today that the state will continue to provide additional staffing for hospitals. The news…

Georgia ranks third highest in residents without health insurance

Georgia residents without health insurance represent 13.41% of the state’s population, the third-highest percentage among the 50 states, according to a new study by the financial services website WalletHub. Between the…

Feds penalize most Georgia hospitals over high readmission rates

More than 80 Georgia hospitals will receive lower reimbursements from Medicare because of their high rates of patient readmissions. Federal statistics compiled by Kaiser Health News show that just 12…

Georgia’s surprise medical billing law goes into effect Sunday

Health-care transparency legislation aimed at filling a gap in Georgia’s new surprise billing law will take effect this Sunday, in time for the annual insurance enrollment period. House Bill 789…

Here’s what Georgia’s health care reforms could mean for your family

Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled a “Georgia-centric” health-care reform plan Thursday based on newly won federal approval of two waivers to expand health-insurance coverage outside the provisions of the Affordable Care…

Ambetter insurance customers could get about $285 back in rebates

An estimated total of $58 million in rebates will be split among 202,000 Georgians who had individual Ambetter policies last year, according to state officials. The payouts are required under…

Study shows Georgians favor more public health and education

Georgians overwhelmingly support increased state funding of education and health care, according to a new poll. The survey of 1,071 registered voters in Georgia conducted Aug. 26-31 found strong backing…

More kids are getting injured on bikes, ATVs and golf carts amid pandemic

Since the pandemic began, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has handled about the same number of trauma cases involving kids as it did previously. But that doesn’t mean it has seen…

Trauma cases have been on the rise at hospitals since COVID-19 began

From car accidents to gunshot wounds to bicycle crashes, some major Georgia hospitals are reporting an increase in trauma cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Grady Memorial Hospital has seen…

Hospitals in Georgia are charging private insurance twice as much as medicare

Hospitals in the United States are charging private insurers 2.5 times what they get paid under the government Medicare program for the same services, according to a study released Friday. In…

Child hunger is on the rise in Georgia

Food banks across Georgia say they’re seeing a spike in demand from families amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They’re also reporting an increase in child hunger. Food bank officials spoke Tuesday…

High number of uninsured and high medical costs rank Georgia low in health care

Georgia slipped to No. 46 among the states in a new ranking of health system performance, down from 42nd the previous year. The new 2020 Commonwealth Fund report on states’…