by Andy Miller | Dec 10, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — Hutcheson Medical Center closed its doors to patients Friday morning, after being unable to strike a deal to avoid a shutdown. The northwest Georgia hospital’s closure came after months under bankruptcy protection. A last-minute bid by...
by Andy Miller | Dec 10, 2015 | News, News 2
ATLANTA — A pediatric network has inked its first major contract with a health insurer that will pay the doctors based on incentives in meeting quality-of-care standards. The Children’s Care Network, which has more than 1,100 pediatricians in Georgia, has...
by Andy Miller | Dec 7, 2015 | News, News 2
ATLANTA — More than 100,000 Georgians have signed up for coverage in the insurance exchange as of Nov. 28, federal officials announced Wednesday. The state’s total of 105,299 trailed only Florida, Texas and North Carolina among the 38 states that use the...
by Andy Miller | Nov 25, 2015 | James Magazine
Mayo Clinic’s startling decision to pull out of its “integration agreement” with Satilla Health Services has left the South Georgia hospital with an uncertain future. Officials with Mayo’s Florida operation said Friday that they ended the deal...
by Andy Miller | Nov 17, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell visited Atlanta on Friday to support efforts to sign up more people during the health insurance exchange’s open enrollment period. Burwell, at an enrollment assistance center, noted that...
