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Deadlines for 2024 Affordable Care Act open enrollment – WABE

WebSome key deadlines: Dec. 15 — The last day to sign up for plans beginning Jan. 1, 2024, if the first premium is paid. Jan. 15 — ACA open enrollment ends. It’s the last day to enroll …

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How we got here: Georgia’s maternal health crisis – WABE

WebBlack Georgians are more than twice as likely as white women to experience severe complications or die related to pregnancy, according to the Georgia Department …

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Grady Hospital to open new Atlanta area clinics more than a year …

WebWABE’s mission is simple: “Inform, inspire, reflect and empower our greater Atlanta community. ” We do that through the news, information, and entertainment we …

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Open enrollment underway on Georgia’s marketplace for …

WebGeorgia’s marketplace has cost the state more than $31 million, administration officials said earlier this year. This year’s open enrollment offers additional …

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Climate Change Is The Greatest Threat To Public Health, Top

WebThe rapidly warming climate is the “greatest threat” to global public health, more than 200 medical journals are warning in an unprecedented joint statement that …

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Morehouse School of Medicine hosts summit examining maternal …

WebIn an effort to drive solutions, Morehouse School of Medicine recently hosted the Georgia Reproductive and Maternal Health Justice Summit.. On Wednesday’s …

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One year after Atlanta Medical Center closed, hospital site remains …

WebNovember 2nd, 2023. A photograph of the now defunct Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center in Atlanta. (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) This week marks one year …

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Clinch County At High Risk Of Big Virus Impact, Analysis Says

WebAn analysis of counties especially vulnerable to a major COVID-19 outbreak points to a South Georgia county as having the highest risk in the nation. The health …

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Morehouse School of Medicine research team to tackle cancer …

WebA research team led by Atlanta’s historically Black Morehouse School of Medicine is set to lead a revolutionary project to study cancer disparities among people …

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‘Much work needs to be done’: Atlanta ranks third in new HIV …

WebThe metro area had the third-highest rate of new HIV diagnoses among U.S. metro areas in 2021, accounting for over 1,500 new cases. Memphis and Miami were the …

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Georgia reinstates Medicaid coverage for some adults and …

WebNearly 18,000 people will see their Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids coverage reinstated after the Georgia Department of Community Health earlier acknowledged it …

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CDC Foundation Creates A New Role: Chief Health Equity And

WebHere in Atlanta, the CDC Foundation has created a new role to address this. Dr. Lauren Smith is the foundation’s first chief health equity and strategy officer. Smith …

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Georgia Ranks Last For Access To Mental Health Care, According …

WebAccording to Mental Health America’s (MHA) website, it’s a national nonprofit that advocates for mental health and focuses on addressing the needs of …

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Northeast Georgia Medical Center becomes Level 1 trauma center

WebThe almost 600-bed hospital applied to become a Level 1 facility a few months ago. It’s been operating as a Level II since 2013, offering a range of emergency …

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City officials try to buy time for former site of Atlanta Medical

WebMador said Wellstar Health System initially blamed a drop in revenue for its decision to close Atlanta Medical Center last November. Today, the 25-acre site remains …

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Atlanta’s high HIV rates persist: LGBTQ advocates cut ribbon on …

WebAmong the factors behind Georgia’s longstanding HIV disparities, said Alvan Quamina, CEO and executive director of the nonprofit organization NAESM, are barriers …

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Rome’s Former Mental Hospital May Become A ‘Hope Village’

WebA licensing agreement was announced Wednesday between the state of Georgia and Global Impact International, which aims to turn the property into a “Hope …

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Georgia hospitals create police forces to stem growing violence

WebGeorgia hospitals create police forces to stem growing violence against staff. Renuka Rayasam | NPR. May 15th, 2023. One person died and four were injured in a …

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WellStar Plans Almost $6 Million Renovation at Cobb Hospital

WebListen. WellStar Health System plans to spend $5.6 million to renovate the women’s center at its Cobb County hospital in Austell. Under the renovation, all four …

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Walmart to close all 17 health centers in Georgia, 51 nationwide

WebMay 1st, 2024. On Tuesday, Walmart announced the closure of all of their 51 in-store health centers across five states, 17 of which are located in Georgia. (AP via …

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