by Andy Miller | Feb 8, 2016 | News, News 2
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, reflect inadequate funding for anti-smoking...
by Andy Miller | Feb 3, 2016 | James Magazine
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 from 2009 to 2015. The breach occurred when health insurer...
by Andy Miller | Jan 13, 2016 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — For years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia has maintained its dominance as the state’s No. 1 health insurer. Its membership now approaches 3 million members – in a state with slightly more than 10 million people. The company...
by Andy Miller | Jan 10, 2016 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — Nearly 30 percent of Georgians who signed up for insurance exchange coverage for 2016 are ages 18 to 34, a higher percentage than the national average. That age group is the one most desired by insurers, because young adults tend to be healthier. Their...
by Andy Miller | Dec 23, 2015 | James Magazine
A federal agency that investigates hazardous substances has accepted a community petition to investigate possible environmental links to cancers in the Waycross area. Much of the residents’ concern recently has centered on three childhood cases of...
