Medicine

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Georgia sees major drop in ACA enrollment after subsidy cuts

Georgia sees major drop in ACA enrollment after subsidy cuts More than half a million Georgians have dropped health insurance coverage after Affordable Care Act plans faced substantial price hikes with recent changes. An investigation by The Current and The Georgia Recorder shows that 550,000 Georgians have not signed up for Georgia’s healthcare plan. That is a 37% drop in enrollment compared to January 2025. Health insurance policies on Georgia’s […]

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Business

UCB to invest $2B in Gwinnett biologics facility, creating 330 jobs

UCB to invest $2B in Gwinnett biologics facility, creating 330 jobs The first pharmaceutical biologics manufacturing facility in the U.S. is coming to Georgia. UCB, Inc., a giant biopharmaceutical company based in Belgium, is planning to invest $2 billion to bring the facility to Gwinnett County at the Rowen Foundation’s science and learning campus creating 330 new jobs. “When we met with UCB leadership earlier this year in Belgium, we […]

March 26, 2026 15

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Politics

Georgia House passes bill expanding medical cannabis program, adding conditions

Georgia House passes bill expanding medical cannabis program, adding conditions A bill passed the state House Thursday that will change laws around the state’s medical cannabis program. Senate Bill 220, or the Putting Georgia’s Patients First Act, passed 138 to 21 and is headed back to the state Senate for a vote on the changes. The law would rename the program from “low-THC oil” to “medical cannabis,” allow an inhalation […]

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Health

Chatham County nonprofits receive nearly $1M for preventive healthcare

Chatham County nonprofits receive nearly $1M for preventive healthcare Four nonprofit organizations in Chatham County will receive nearly $1 million in grants to provide preventative healthcare in the area. The Chatham County Hospital Authority Trust announced Wednesday that it will grant $964,000 to four organizations. The money for the trust came from the 2017 sale of Savannah's nonprofit Memorial Health University Medical Center. It was sold to the largest for-profit […]

January 9, 2026 17

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Politics

Georgia hemp producer welcomes Trump order reclassifying marijuana

Georgia hemp producer welcomes Trump order reclassifying marijuana President Trump signed an executive order last week to reclassify marijuana, and Georgia hemp producers say it is a step in the right direction. The executive order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to move marijuana from a Schedule 1 drug, next to heroin, to a Schedule 3, which recognizes its medical use. Although it doesn’t legalize marijuana, Joe Salome, co-founder of Georgia […]

December 23, 2025 31

Health

Georgia ACA enrollment drops as subsidy uncertainty drives premium shock

Georgia ACA enrollment drops as subsidy uncertainty drives premium shock Uncertainty around the Affordable Care Act subsidies expiring has caused people in Georgia to make definitive decisions about their health insurance. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia’s Affordable Care Act enrollment is down by more than 190,000 policyholders. Open enrollment ended Dec. 15 for those who want their policy to start on Jan. 1, 2026. However, Georgians have until Jan. […]

December 22, 2025 32

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Featured

Judge blocks Georgia’s ban on gender-affirming care for incarcerated people

Judge blocks Georgia’s ban on gender-affirming care for incarcerated people Gender-affirming care for transgender people incarcerated in Georgia will remain accessible for now. U.S. District Judge Victoria M. Calvert struck down the Georgia law last week that bans gender-affirming services, but Attorney General Chris Carr’s office appealed the ruling Monday, according to the Georgia Recorder. “The Court does not hold that the Constitution requires all inmates receive hormone therapy if […]

December 11, 2025 17

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Featured

Georgia DPH seeks $8.9M to expand Home Visiting Program to improve maternal, infant health

Georgia DPH seeks $8.9M to expand Home Visiting Program to improve maternal, infant health The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) presented its yearly budget requests to the members of the House Appropriations Health Subcommittee Monday. Dr. Kathleen Toomey, commissioner of DPH, said that half of the department’s funds come from federal sources, and half of its staff is federally funded. The department requested to expand its Home Visiting Program, […]

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Education

Georgia to provide opioid overdose reversal kits to all public schools

Georgia to provide opioid overdose reversal kits to all public schools Georgia agencies announced Friday the launch of a program that will provide opioid overdose reversal kits to all public schools in the state. The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE), in partnership with the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust (GOCAT), announced in a news release that funds from opioid […]

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