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Cancer advocates to push for Medicaid expansion at state capitol
More than 50 cancer advocates – including patients, survivors, and caregivers – will travel to the Georgia State Capitol ...
GOP senators sign on to Democrat-backed Medicaid expansion
Goodman, Hickman and Watson declined comment. Summers told 11Alive News that he has heard from constituents who can be served with Medicaid expansion and is motivated to protect rural hospitals, ...
Department of Government Efficiency representative reportedly visits Atlanta-based CDC
The union president for workers at the CDC said she got news from employees, but didn't know the exact day a representative visited the headquarters.
Can 2 sides find common ground on expanding Medicaid in Ga.?
Democrats in Georgia have long pushed for Medicaid expansion and gun safety measures. This session, House Minority Leader ...
State senators, introduce bipartisan effort to expand Medicaid in Georgia
The legislation, Senate Bill 50, would expand access to medical coverage to Georgians making less than 138% of the federal poverty limit and would request a waiver to do so from the U.S. Department of ...
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For World Cancer Day, advocates ask state lawmakers for Medicaid expansion
Dozens of advocates traveled to the Georgia State Capitol for World Cancer Day to share their stories and push for Medicaid expansion.
The transgender care fight targets more adults as Georgia and other states weigh laws
Conservatives' nationwide offensive against transgender care is increasing trying to cut off care for transgender adults, and ...
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New bipartisan bill to expand Medicaid in Georgia faces difficult path
Democrats in the state legislature are making another attempt this session to extend health insurance to more Georgians under Medicaid coverage — and this time, four Republicans have already signed on ...
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Cancer survivors ask lawmakers to expand Medicaid on World Cancer Day
Dozens of cancer patients, survivors and caregivers descended on the state Capitol on Tuesday morning for World Cancer Day, and they came to do more than recognize the ...
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Across the South, rural health care has become ‘trendy.’ Medicaid expansion has not.
Some experts point out that bolstering the number of rural clinics, hospitals, and doctors in the South won’t matter much if patients can’t afford to make an appointment.