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Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms names transition team

Georgia · 2d

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Georgia man’s $70M verdict may be slashed in landmark toxic gas case

A new trial will determine if a $70 million verdict in a landmark pollution case against the owners of a Covington sterilization facility should be reduced by two thirds.

Covington, GA · 2d

WRDW

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Bottoms launches transition team, outlines Medicaid expansion goal

Georgia · 1d

Marietta Daily Journal

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Bottoms to focus on healthcare and other affordability issues

ATLANTA — In her first news conference after Election Day, Georgia's governor-elect, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, said she will be focused on the cost of living, access to healthcare and funding for public education — the affordability issues she said voters had elected her to address. Expanding Medicaid will top her agenda, she said, noting that hundreds of thousands of Georgians lack health insurance due to the state's approach to Medicaid and because of increasingly unaffordable premiums for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. "The people made it loud and clear what they care about. They want leaders who are going to address those kitchen table issues that are impacting their daily lives," Bottoms said at the Georgia Capitol Friday, flanked by members of her transition team. She said Gov. Brian Kemp called her on election night and that they spoke the next day. She said the two-term Republican told her he would help her with her transition to the governor's office. She added that the two have a "very cordial, friendly, personal relationship" despite their policy differences. One such difference is Kemp's approach to Medicaid, a work-based program called Pathways to Coverage. A federal Government Accountability Office report found

Georgia · 2d

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One year anniversary of OBBBA, Georgia healthcare feels effects

On July 4, 2026, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act marked its one-year anniversary. Since President Donald Trump signed the bill into law, the act has massively overhauled Georgia’s medicaid funding and government healthcare programs. Across Georgia, healthcare officials and leaders are reporting increasing strain on patient access and...

Georgia · 2d

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Phoebe Welcomes Four New Cardiologists Expanding Heart and Vascular Services

Phoebe Physicians is welcoming four new cardiologists who will expand and enhance expert heart care for patients throughout southwest Georgia. Structural heart specialist Moshrik Abd Alamir, MD, and advanced cardiac imaging specialist Victor Redmon, MD will be based at Phoebe Cardiology of Albany. Lorena Doctor, MD, joins the team at Phoebe Cardiology of Americus. And Rajendra Solanki, DO, will serve as an inpatient cardiologist at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.

Albany, GA · 3d

Main Street Dollars

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Iowa starts Medicaid work rules Dec. 1, Wisconsin’s 80-hour reporting rule begins Dec. 31, and Louisiana and Colorado follow on Jan. 1 for adults 19 to 64

Four states have set the dates when Medicaid work rules reach their adult members. Iowa starts first, on Dec. 1. Wisconsin’s reporting requirement, 80 hours a month, begins Dec. 31. Louisiana and Colorado start on Jan. 1, the date the federal law sets for every state that covers adults under the Affordable Care Act expansion. […]

Louisiana · 2d

WRDW

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Many Georgians face health care premium sticker shock

Georgia · 1d

fox5atlanta.com

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Historic Gold Dome flip sparks Medicaid expansion plan in Georgia

Georgia Democrats declared a governing mandate after capturing major statewide offices and flipping control of the state House on Tuesday night. Incoming leaders announced plans to expand Medicaid, boost funding for public schools and tackle rising housing costs across Georgia. Republican House Speaker Jon Burns emphasized that his caucus remains...

Georgia · 3d

The Current GA

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Georgia helped inspire Medicaid work rules. Its own rules could soon end.

After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage. The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also covered weekly shots to manage an array of allergies, saving him more than $1,700 a year in out-of-pocket costs, he said.

Georgia · 2d

Public News Service

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In rural Georgia, a mother fights for her daughter's care

More than 130 million Americans provide care to a family member or loved one. Half of them experience financial strain because of it. In rural southwest Georgia, one mother is living that reality. Cassenda Nelson's daughter was diagnosed with diabetes during COVID. She now also has epileptic seizures and takes mental health medication. Nelson's day starts with a medication routine, followed by appointments, work and the constant logistics of managing her daughter's care. She is a community health worker, a breast cancer educator and a doula. After the midterms, she wants elected leaders to understand what families like hers actually need by hearing from the people living it. "The unknowing in the beginning put me in a state of depression for myself, so I was not able to proactively get to work and do the things that I needed to do, along with navigating her care and dealing with my own personal mental health," Nelson said. Nelson lives in Camilla, Georgia, and pointed out the care her daughter needs is not available nearby. She travels to children's hospitals out of state in Jacksonville and Tallahassee and has doctors in Columbus and Macon. She added she has received almost no financial

Georgia · 4d

CBS News Atlanta

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Republican-controlled Senate could be challenge for Bottoms

Keisha Lance Bottoms' victory on election night made history in Georgia, but a Republican-controlled Senate may be an issue for her advancing her agenda.

Georgia · 4d

Main Street Dollars

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Medicaid adults in Iowa face work requirements Dec. 1 under the law Trump signed, a month before the Jan. 1 federal start that Arkansas, Georgia and other expansion states must meet

Iowa adults on the state’s Medicaid expansion plan face a new work and activity rule starting Dec. 1, 2026. It comes a month ahead of the Jan. 1, 2027 date when the federal law signed by President Donald Trump requires every expansion state to put the same rule in place. Anyone aged 19 to 64 […]

Iowa · 7d

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Thousands of Georgians face health care premium sticker shock during open enrollment

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — For 13 years, hair stylist and salon owner Khadijah Baynes has relied on faith to navigate the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. When open enrollment launched Nov. 1, she faced an unexpected hurdle: immediate sticker shock on the health insurance marketplace. “I was...

Georgia · 6d

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These 10 Georgia Nursing Homes Offer Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation Services

Dialysis inside the building where you live. Some nursing homes may offer on-site dialysis, allowing eligible residents to avoid trips to an outside clinic. I love that detail because it shows how much small choices matter. A shorter trip means more energy for meals, therapy, and visits with family. Some...

Butts County, GA · 10d

Now Georgia

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Georgia helped inspire the Medicaid work rules. Its own rules could soon end.

Georgia helped inspire the Medicaid work rules. Its own rules could soon end. After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage. The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also co…

Georgia · 6d

WRBL News 3

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New childcare center to begin groundbreaking in early 2027 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center campus

AMERICUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Phoebe Sumter Medical Center (PSMC) has a new childcare facility in the works that is set to begin groundbreaking in the beginning of 2027. According to PSMC, they are continuing their plans to construct the on-campus childcare center, the Family Tree. The new facility will be designed to serve more […]

Americus, GA · 10d

WSAV News 3

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Ogeechee Riverkeeper details ‘Forever Chemicals’ found in Georgia

Mullis said the main way people could ingest PFAS is through the consumption of fish.

Georgia · 10d

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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta expands pediatric care across rural Georgia

For families in rural Georgia, a trip to the pediatrician can mean hours on the road. In some communities, finding a pediatrician at all is the challenge. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Mercer University School of Medicine and the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center are working to change that through a partnership designed to expand pediatric care, strengthen rural hospitals and train the next generation of health care providers. The initiative addresses a shortage that has left more than 60 of Georgia’s 120 rural counties without a pediatrician.

Georgia · 9d

The Money Overview

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Georgia Medicaid applicants should keep proof of work activity starting in December, a month before the 80-hour test begins Jan. 1

Georgia Medicaid applicants who expect to apply under the Pathways program in 2027 are being told to start keeping proof of their activities in December 2026. The 80-hour-a-month test that federal law adds to Medicaid starts Jan. 1, 2027, and Georgia’s Pathways site says new applicants must meet it starting with the month before they […] The post Georgia Medicaid applicants should keep proof of work activity starting in December, a month before the 80-hour test begins Jan. 1 appeared first on The Money Overview .

Georgia · 11d