by Andy Miller | Nov 10, 2015 | James Magazine
A rural hospital in northwest Georgia, burdened by a heavy debt load and large financial losses, is set to close Dec. 4. Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe would be the fifth rural Georgia hospital to shut its doors since 2013. A bankruptcy court judge issued...
by Andy Miller | Oct 25, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — It’s the best time of year to get a flu shot, public health officials say. And for most people, the cost will be zero. Georgia is already seeing some flu activity. A recent CDC report showed that while the state and the rest of the country have...
by Andy Miller | Oct 13, 2015 | James Magazine
DECATUR, Ga. — An unassuming brick building in Decatur houses a low-profile organization that has made huge accomplishments in improving people’s health. The Task Force for Global Health’s 30 years of work was marked at a conference at the Carter...
by Andy Miller | Oct 7, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — Three losing bidders have filed a protest over the state’s selection of vendors for a multibillion-dollar Medicaid and PeachCare contract. Last month, four companies – Amerigroup, Peach State, WellCare and CareSource – were picked as...
by Andy Miller | Sep 29, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — Kaiser Permanente is again Georgia’s top-rated health plan in commercial insurance, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance. It’s the 11th straight year that Kaiser, a nonprofit, got NCQA’s No. 1 rating among...
