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Elections

Kemp vs. Abrams: Who will fight for better access to health care?

When it comes to expanding access to health care, gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp could not be further apart. Although moves on the federal level last year dampened the outlook for both the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion, closing the coverage gap in Georgia would mean an additional 473,000 Georgians would have access to health insurance by 2019. That’s 473,000 fewer people straining a health care system plagued by financial insecurity and

Healthcare

Trump’s unaffordable healthcare “solutions” threaten Georgians

Trump has done two things that make insurance less affordable: he eliminated individual mandates, and he signed an executive order allowing people to receive cheaper coverage through potentially fake, low coverage, “association plans.” Although neither of these changes “undo” the Affordable Care Act, as Trump likes to brag, they both succeed in taking affordability out of the equation and will have serious consequences, especially for older and poorer Americans. Removing individual mandates takes away the

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Goodbye, Ralph Hudgens: 8 years of failing taxpayers

Ralph Hudgens has allowed car insurance, homeowner’s insurance and health insurance to skyrocket in the nearly 8 years since he took office. He’s done nothing to protect ratepayers or push back against the companies that swindle them. We couldn’t be more thankful that he’s leaving. His entire tenure has been characterized by ratepayers being taken advantage of by insurance companies. Here are just a few terrible things he’s done, to jog your memory: He compared

Healthcare

Trump threatens health of 380,000 Georgians

An abrupt move by the White House has put the health of hundreds of thousands of Georgians on the line. Trump is using the move to single-handedly dismantle Obamacare, and pressure Senate Democrats into voting on a new health care “compromise” bill. Trump unilaterally decided to cut the payments to insurers that lower the cost of health care for low-income consumers buying insurance through the marketplace. Georgia is projected to lose about $56 million between

Environment

Rep. Buddy Carter may take more heat at town halls

U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter is hosting town hall meetings this week all across his district — which stretches from Savannah all the way down the coast to the Florida-Georgia line — and is likely to face criticism from constituents if the last round of town halls are any indication. Earlier this year, he held town halls that were open to the public, and faced significant criticism from constituents concerned about a range of issues, including

Healthcare

Rural hospitals face financial troubles

Rural Georgia hospitals could face trouble as Trump and other Republican leaders struggle with healthcare policy. The push to repeal Obamacare has failed — for now — although Georgia Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue both voted for all three versions of the repeal Senate Republicans tried to push through late last month. The Trump administration along with congressional leaders will have to figure out just how far they are willing to screw over Americans