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One painful issue: Medicaid payment cuts - Atlanta Journal Constitution
One painful issue: Medicaid payment cuts Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA Nearly all have government health insurance through Medicaid or peachcare. The practice has lost money for the past three years. And if the upcoming state budget contains a 6 percent Medicaid payment cut to doctors, as proposed, the pediatric clinic ...
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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE: Senate nears OK on budget - Atlanta Journal Constitution
WJBF-TV GEORGIA LEGISLATURE: Senate nears OK on budget Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA To help fill that hole, the Senate would raise the cost of health insurance on most state employees and teachers and shift more of those workers to a plan that costs the state less money. That will bring in about $80 million. Jeff Hubbard, president of ... Georgia lawmakers running out of time... Examiner.com Ga . Senate panel approves $18.6 billion budget Forbes Senate committee restores funds for local colleges Gainesville Times Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Atlanta Journal Constitution all 95 news articles
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Benefits to big spending - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Benefits to big spending Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA In a recent post on his blog, Jay Bookman wrote that health care policy should be based on something more substantial than just comparing horror stories between private and public health insurance . I well remember in Michael Moore’s film “Sicko” the ...
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Emory forced to reduce costs by $30 million - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Emory forced to reduce costs by $30 million Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA By Andy Miller With widespread job losses, more patients without health insurance have sought care at Emory hospitals. And in the past six months, as the stock market dropped, Emory Healthcare’s investments plunged by $50 million. ...
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