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CDC layoffs still rippling through Atlanta a year later It has been over a year since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experienced its first blow of mass layoffs, and Atlanta is still feeling the effects. The Atlanta-based public health agency has suffered roughly 3,000 employees from layoffs and early retirements since President Donald Trump took office, according to WABE. Sarah Boim, who lost her job at the CDC, […]
More than 7,000 Georgians wait years for Medicaid disability waivers, families plead More than 7,000 Georgians are on the waitlist for Medicaid-funded New Options Waiver (NOW) and Comprehensive Supports Waiver Program (COMP), which provide funds to help those living with disabilities. The funds help cover services, such as nutrition services, the cost of therapy and employment support. Earlice Acey told GPB News that a COMP waiver could allow her 23-year-old […]
Wellroot expands mental health services for Georgia foster youth Wellroot Family Services has expanded its behavioral healthcare services to provide mental health support for more children and families in Georgia. The nonprofit provides foster care, family resiliency counseling, transitional and independent living for young adults, family housing and kinship care. "We know that when a child is in a trauma-informed environment, and believes that they're safe, believes that there's someone […]
Georgia Senate sets aside $409M for new state mental hospital The Georgia Senate allocated $409 million in its amended budget to build a state mental health hospital, which would be the first since the 1960s. State Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, said in a budget hearing Feb. 18 that the state’s police chiefs and sheriffs feel like their jails have become the mental health institutions for the state. “The Senate does […]
Emory researchers study music’s impact on dementia patients Researchers at Emory University have been working with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Performance Hypothesis to explore the ways music impacts patients with dementia. Dr. Monica Parker works for Emory’s Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. She told Georgia Public Broadcasting that their research shows music improves mood and behavior and helps people with cognitive impairment perform daily activities. "We invited all of […]
Georgia bill expands pharmacists’ role in prescribing HIV prevention drugs Pharmacists are getting more power this legislative session as lawmakers look for ways to make medications more accessible. A bipartisan bill would allow pharmacists to order and dispense or inject preventative HIV drugs, such as PrEP or PEP. Senate Bill 195 passed the Georgia House by a wide margin last week, according to The Capitol Beat. Only seven Republicans opposed […]
Georgia Senate adds gender-affirming care limits to health bill A bill to increase access to home healthcare services has been transformed to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender Georgians. Republicans in the Georgia Senate added two last-minute amendments before passing the bill on party lines on Tuesday, according to WABE. The first amendment to House Bill 54 would prohibit doctors from prescribing puberty blockers to children diagnosed with gender dysphoria. State […]
Georgia hospitals plan for $218.8M in new rural health funds Healthcare professionals recently gathered at the Capitol to discuss how to use $218.8 million awarded to the state. Gov. Brian Kemp announced at the end of 2025 that Georgia had been awarded funds through the federal government’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Now, hospitals will be able to apply for grant funds through the Georgia Department of Community Health to […]
Georgia launches mental health parity dashboard, fines insurers nearly $25M Georgia’s Mental Health Parity Act was passed in 2022 and requires Georgia health insurers to cover mental health and substance-use conditions at the same rate as physical health conditions. However, compliance has been difficult. Now, a new centralized dashboard is set to launch that will track issues with insurance coverage for mental health care claims, according to WABE. John King, […]
National morning drive radio and television star Stephanie Miller hosts The Stephanie Miller Show, reaching over six million listeners weekly on satellite and terrestrial radio, simulcast on FreeSpeech TV. A ratings powerhouse who dominated at KABC, KFI, and stations in New York and Chicago, she's been ranked on Talkers Magazine's "Heavy Hundred" for over a decade and won their Woman of the Year Award. Her sold-out Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour became the fastest-selling comedy tour in history, earning three Pollstar nominations and producing America's #1 comedy album. Praised by Rachel Maddow as "the high priestess of excellent liberal talk" and by Carol Burnett as "the Carol Burnett of radio," this Liberal icon—ironically the daughter of Barry Goldwater's 1964 VP running mate—is known as "The Voice of The Resistance."
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