Andy Miller

The owners of an aging northwest Georgia hospital want to replace it with a smaller state-of-the-art facility about 5 miles away and closer to I-75. Under the state’s regulatory certificate-of-need (CON) system, other hospitals can contest CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia’s bid to get state approval for the replacement hospital, which would be located in Ringgold....

Fulton chairman floats tax hike as East Point hospital exit looms  Georgia Health News

By Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine The state Senate unanimously approved landmark legislation Wednesday that aims to improve services for Georgians who have mental health and addiction problems. The Senate version of House Bill 1013 closely mirrored major provisions originally contained in the leg…

With one week to go, Senate makes key changes to mental health bill  Georgia Health News

In operating rooms, the smoke created by surgery can be a health hazard for those breathing it in. Such “surgical smoke’’ is a byproduct of the thermal destruction of human tissue by the use of lasers or other devices. According to the CDC, the smoke has been shown to contain toxic gases, vapors and particulates,...

Panel OKs child lead protections; Senate mental health reform proposal coming?  Georgia Health News

Lead-tainted Atlanta neighborhood becomes major Superfund site  Georgia Health News

By Lauren Weber and Andy Miller Matthew Southern, 35, who has intellectual and developmental disabilities, is able to stay out of an institution because health aides paid through a Medicaid program assist him and his roommate with ordinary tasks. But amid a worker shortage worsened by the pandemic,…

Insurance industry chief: Not opposed to Medicaid spending requirement  Georgia Health News

House panel endorses more transparency in health plans' data  Georgia Health News