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...
State GOP Senator plans bill to ban vaccine mandates
ALPHARETTA (GA Recorder) — Alpharetta Republican Sen. Brandon Beach says he will file a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would prohibit any...
Poll: Georgians want American Rescue Plan funds used on health care, education
ATLANTA (GPB) — Gov. Brian Kemp in June appointed three committees to evaluate proposals and recommend how best to use funds from the American...
Raffensperger: Over 185K voter registrations will soon move to inactive status
ATLANTA (GPB) — The Georgia Secretary of State's office will soon move 185,666 voter registrations to inactive status after receiving no contact from them...
Georgia near bottom in rate of required nursing home inspections
Georgia is second to last among states in conducting comprehensive inspections of its nursing homes, according to a federal report.
More than 90 percent of...
Feds order new eviction ban in counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Federal health officials on Tuesday announced a new, narrower moratorium on evictions through Oct. 3, which would protect struggling renters in areas...
Mask anxiety returning to Georgia college campuses, now with vaccine controversy
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — When Georgia college students return to their classrooms this month, masks and vaccines will be encouraged but not required, according...
House Dems to unveil revamped voting rights bill
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — House Democrats plan to unveil next week a new version of legislation named after the late Georgia civil rights icon...
Georgia Medicaid insurers may have to repay $500 million
Georgia is in line to recover $500 million from state Medicaid insurers for overpayments in 2020 and 2021, according to an insurance industry official...
COVID spread in Georgia driving patients to urgent care, hospitals
Georgia’s COVID case numbers jumped by 4,800 in the state figures reported Thursday, continuing a recent upswing that’s apparently fueled by the Delta variant.
“It...
Calls for transparency during Georgia redistricting a common refrain
When lawmakers from the Georgia committees tasked with the once-a-decade redrawing of congressional and legislative district lines came to Columbus Wednesday, Martha Saunders made...
CDC says the vaccinated should wear masks indoors in areas with high infection rates
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Federal health officials on Tuesday urged Americans in areas of the country with the highest surges in COVID-19 infections to once...