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Voices United to Cover Georgia

Posted on October 25, 2012

Four months ago, the US Supreme Court ruling upholding Obamacare was expected to be the final word in the national debate over health reform, but in Georgia the debate continues.  Governor Deal is now tasked with deciding whether or not Georgia will accept federal funds to expand Medicaid and cover an additional 650,000 low-income Georgians.  He remains pessimistic, but is delaying any final decision until after the presidential election on November 6th.

HealthSTAT mourns those lost with vigil at Georgia Capitol

Posted on October 25, 2012

Thank you all for joining us this evening to mourn and honor those who lost their lives this year due to a lack of affordable insurance. We are gathered here, on the steps of the Georgia Capitol, to recognize that this is not just a problem in Atlanta, not just a problem for our state, but a problem for our entire nation. Did you know that:

  • Every 20 minutes, one American dies because of uninsurance. Think about it. During this event, at least three people will die because they are uninsured.
  • Now consider that Georgia has some of the worst statistics for uninsurance…we rank #5 in the nation. 20 percent- that’s 1 in 5 Georgians—is currently without health coverage today because they’ve either been denied it or can’t afford it. Take a look around. These are your neighbors, your friends, people you love and care about.
  • We can do something to reduce these catastrophic numbers. Medicaid expansion is predicted to save 3700 lives in Georgia each year. That’s 10 lives per day.

Speak up about Medicaid Expansion! Georgia is Listening!

Posted on October 15, 2012

An update from Sarah G. Candler

This just in: HealthSTAT received a letter from Governor Nathan Deal!  How did he hear about us, you ask?

Reflections on a Georgia Forward Panel

Posted on September 16, 2012

I had the privilege to be on a panel at GeorgiaForward's forum: New World, New Georgia: Re-visioning Statewide Prosperity last Thursday. The conference focused on how to create a vision of Georgia's future using many different economic engines, including healthcare. My panel focused on how to close the healthcare workforce gap in Georgia. Although we spent time on how to extend physician and provider reach through TeleHealth (think Skype with a doctor, but better), expanding PA and NP scope of practice, and working through the Department of Community Health, much of the focus was on Medicaid expansion in Georgia. Other participants on the panel, moderated by Patricia Thomas of UGA's School of Journalism, were Paula Guy of Georgia's Partnership for TeleHealth, Cherri Tucker of Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, and Donald Palmisano of Medical Association of Georgia. Palmisano brought up many good points about frustrations physicians have working within Medicaid, including administrative hassles and rates of reimbursement

VOTE!

Posted on September 10, 2012

Did you know doctors are less likely to vote than the general public?  No news on health students, but HealthSTAT encourages you to exercise your right to vote in this fall’s elections and to watch the upcoming Presidential and Vice-Presidential debates on Oct. 3rd, 11th, 16th and 22nd. All debates start at 9pm. Election day is November 6th.

HealthSTAT kicks off academic year with free health screenings

Posted on August 19, 2012

 

Health students saw over 50 patients in 4 short hours at the North Dekalb mall yesterday, an event that officially kicked off program activities for the 2012-13 academic year. Among the volunteers were several first year medical students, who found themselves on the other side of the table as future health care providers for the very first time.

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