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Savannah woman works through injuries as health insurance costs soar
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (1526+ words) Carry Smith yawned as she fastened the driver's side seat belt in her 2002 Toyota Sequoia. On a Sunday in early May, Smith headed to one of her four part-time jobs in Chatham County, part of her seven-day work week." Two…...
Georgia Veterans Home operator fights state decision to switch $177 million contract
2+ week, 2+ day ago (503+ words) The Virginia-based company criticized for the substandard quality of care it provided at the state-run veterans home in Milledgeville is fighting Georgia's decision to end its contract and award a $177 million tender to run the facility to a new firm....
Georgia's ACA enrollment plunges, raising concerns for rural hospitals
1+ mon, 11+ hour ago (410+ words) More than half a million Georgians have dropped health insurance coverage amid stiff premium price hikes for federally subsidized Affordable Care Act plans, according to data obtained by The Current GA and Georgia Recorder." The 37% enrollment drop " from 1. 5 million Georgians…...
Are Georgia and other states becoming uninsurable? We have the latest data
2+ mon, 5+ hour ago (778+ words) This coverage is made possible through partnerships between Grist and WABE in Georgia, Blue Ridge Public Radio in North Carolina, Flatwater Free Pressin Nebraska, Interlochen Public Radio in Michigan, and WBEZ in Chicago. Across the US, insurance companies have dropped…...
Rising costs for insurance, with reports of refusals to pay claims, could spur legislation
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (584+ words) ATLANTA " Like just about everything, the cost of insurance has been rising, fueling frustration that state leaders say they want to address. Policy holders complain of expensive insurance that does not pay out as promised. At the same time, insurers…...
Georgia ACA enrollment falls as federal changes push prices higher
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (1279+ words) As federal changes drive up the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for next year, about 190, 000 fewer people in Georgia had enrolled ahead of the Dec. 15 open enrollment deadline than last year, data show. While about 1. 5 million people…...
Uncertainty over federal subsidies impacts Georgia's Obamacare premiums
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (609+ words) Georgia's health insurance market is open for re-enrollment for the more than 1. 5 million small business owners, gig workers and families that relied on what's commonly known as Obamacare plans for health coverage." Yet many of those Georgians don't yet know…...
Georgians start reviewing health insurance plans ahead of open enrollment
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (726+ words) Georgians looking for a new or different health insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act can start comparing plans now, before open enrollment starts on Nov. 1. It's called "window shopping." This marks the second year'of access through the state-based marketplace,…...
Report: Ending Affordable Care Act subsidies could raise Georgia health costs by $2 billion
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (489+ words) The topic at the center of the budget dispute that could lead to a federal government shutdown at midnight Tuesday is health care " specifically, should Congress extend enhanced federal subsidies for the so-called Obamacare health insurance plans beyond the end…...