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Report shows infant death increase

   ATLANTA -- A state report on Georgia child deaths in 2014 points to a persistent problem: More than 30 percent of the fatalities reviewed were sleep-related.The report found that 503 children died...

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PeachCare, Medicaid data breach affects thousands

ATLANTA -- A health insurer’s data breach has affected 148,334 Georgians on Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids, state officials say.That total includes current and former Medicaid and PeachCare members...

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Study: Georgia tobacco control efforts flunk

ATLANTA -- Georgia received three F’s and one C in the latest American Lung Association assessment of states’ tobacco control efforts, released this week.The 2016 Georgia grades, the same as last year,...

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Augusta University study points to secondhand smoke as threat to kids

Exposure to secondhand smoke is associated with a larger waist and poorer cognition in children, an Augusta University study has found.Researchers looked at passive smoke exposure in 220 overweight or...

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Georgia Medicaid, PeachCare contract worth billions, still in limbo

ATLANTA -- Last fall, three losing bidders filed a protest over Georgia’s selection of vendors for a multibillion-dollar Medicaid and PeachCare contract.More than four months later, the state review of...

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Augusta study points to secondhand smoke as threat to kids

Exposure to secondhand smoke is associated with a larger waist and poorer cognition in children, an Augusta University study has found.Researchers looked at passive smoke exposure in 220 overweight or...

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Lawmakers debate hospital certificate of need bill

ATLANTA -- A bill just introduced in the General Assembly would scrap the state’s current health care regulatory apparatus, known as certificate of need or CON.Georgia’s CON laws play a crucial role in...

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Ga. House OKs tax credits for rural health donations

ATLANTA -- The Georgia House passed a bill Thursday that would allow an individual or corporation to get a state tax credit for donating money to a rural health care organization.The sponsor, Rep....

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Georgia health care controversy in Legislature

ATLANTA -- After two contentious hearings, a Georgia House health committee recently approved a bill that would allow dental hygienists to practice in safety-net settings without a dentist present.The...

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Georgia Medicaid contract upheld

ATLANTA -- A state agency has rejected the protests of three losing bidders over the state’s selection of vendors for a multibillion-dollar Medicaid and PeachCare contract.Unsuccessful bidders...

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Emory Hospital reports large-scale drug thefts

   ATLANTA -- Two pharmacy employees at Emory University Hospital Midtown illegally diverted more than 1 million doses of controlled drugs in a scheme that lasted more than four years, according to a...

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Bill creating tax credits for rural care donations fails

   ATLANTA -- A Senate health committee Monday unexpectedly rejected a bill that would allow an individual or corporation to get a state tax credit for donating money to a rural health care...

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Bill aims to erase errors in medical directories

 ATLANTA -- Open enrollment can bring a big decision for consumers: Which health coverage plan do I choose?And much of that decision is based on whether the consumer’s favorite doctor or hospital is...

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Georgia flu season not done yet

 ATLANTA -- Hospitals across the state are seeing an uptick in flu cases, and public health officials say the illness has now become widespread in Georgia.Yet compared with past flu seasons, this one...

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Medicaid expansion would help Georgia mental health, drug patients

 ATLANTA — Expanding the state’s Medicaid program could bring tens of thousands of low-income Georgians into treatment for mental health and substance use problems, federal officials say.A U.S....

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