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Pending cuts to Medicaid payments could affect children who need therapy
12+ hour, 40+ min ago (1104+ words) ATLANTA " Therapists who help children with disabilities learn how to hold a crayon, walk and talk say their services to low-income families could be sharply reduced by proposed Medicaid rate cuts. The government is not directly reducing payments. But two…...
Atrium Health Floyd, Harbin raise minimum starting pay
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (283+ words) Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic announced that their minimum starting wage for employees in Northwest Georgia rose to $18. 85 per hour, effective Friday, Jan. 30. Hospital officials said the increase represents a $2. 85 per-hour pay hike for eligible workers such as environmental…...
King touts $25 million in mental health fines on insurance companies
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (232+ words) Georgia's top insurance official is touting large fines handed out recently to health insurance companies, claiming that they broke state law." Insurance Commissioner John King says his agency has issued nearly $25 million in fines to health insurance providers he says…...
Georgia Mortgage Assistance Program Announces Final Application Deadline
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (236+ words) Funded through the Homeowner Assistance Fund, Georgia Department of Community Affairs" Georgia Mortgage Assistance program is closing to new applications after helping nearly 12, 000 Georgians remain in their homes and preventing over 1, 600 foreclosures statewide. The GMA program will stop accepting new…...
Financial Focus: Making the most of your Health Savings Account
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (532+ words) When it comes to saving for healthcare costs, few tools are as powerful as a Health Savings Account (HSA). Yet many Americans don't take full advantage of it. HSAs offer a rare triple-tax benefit. You don't pay taxes when you…...
Financial Focus: Open enrollment: What to know before you enroll
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (435+ words) For many people, fall brings an important opportunity: open enrollment. While it may not sound as exciting as planning for the holidays, taking a careful look at your workplace benefits now could save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars…...
Financial Focus: Making the most of Medicare open enrollment
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (555+ words) Many people don't realize that Medicare isn't a "set it and forget it" program. In fact, you have the opportunity " and often the need " to review and adjust your coverage every single year. The annual Medicare Open Enrollment period, which…...
Georgia Medicaid program gets extension through 2026
7+ mon, 23+ hour ago (337+ words) ATLANTA " Georgia's unique approach to Medicaid was set to expire in September, but the state just got a one-year extension from the federal government. The Pathways to Coverage program, which requires recipients to prove that they work, volunteer or take…...
Georgia's version of Medicaid had high overhead, federal report finds
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (378+ words) ATLANTA "A federal review of Georgia's unique implementation of Medicaid found that two-thirds of the money went to administrative overhead rather than to medical assistance. The report from the U. S. Government Accountability Office also found that more than half of the…...
Federal Budget Cuts Could Push Millions Off Healthcare Insurance Coverage
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (406+ words) ATLANTA "Federal budget cuts aimed at Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act could eventually cost 16 million Americans their health insurance coverage, and Georgia would not be immune from the impact, a health care advocacy group is warning. The state already…...