by Andy Miller | Jun 4, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — Many Georgians could face double-digit increases in their health insurance premiums next year, based on initial rates sought by insurers. Insurers’ requests in Georgia range as high as a 64.2 percent increase for a Time Insurance Co. plan...
by Andy Miller | Jun 3, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — Georgia ranks 39th among the states on seniors’ health, one place better than last year, according to a new report on people 65 and older. America’s Health Rankings Senior Report listed several Southern states at the bottom, including...
by Andy Miller | May 29, 2015 | James Magazine
WOODBINE, Ga. — State Rep. Jason Spencer has fought the Affordable Care Act as hard as anyone in the Georgia General Assembly. Spencer, a Woodbine Republican, was a driving force behind passage of a bill that requires legislative approval for expansion of...
by Andy Miller | May 26, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — Georgia’s smoking rate is showing a steady decline, a new CDC report said Thursday. The state’s rate of adult cigarette smoking fell from 21.2 percent in 2011 to 20.4 in 2012, then fell to 18.8 percent in 2013. Georgia’s...
by Andy Miller | May 15, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — Gwinnett County, in suburban Atlanta, had by far the highest enrollment among Georgia counties in the state’s 2015 health insurance exchange, said a report released Wednesday. The exchange enrollment of 73,839 in Gwinnett is more than 14,000...
