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Missing: Have you seen this bill? Republicans hiding AHCA

A select group of Republicans in the Senate are pushing for a vote on the American Health Care Act or “Trumpcare” in the next week, but no one has even seen the bill. There’s a mere 13 senators leading this disaster, squabbling over and deciding health care for millions of people behind closed doors. Even other Republicans in the Senate are complaining that they haven’t laid eyes on the bill. The GOP players haven’t held

2016 Legislative Session

Georgia’s health care strategy: wait and see while the hot mess unfolds

Health care is going to be a hot mess come the new year. Unfortunately, women, transgender folks, people of color and rural communities are going to be the first to feel the pinch of many impending changes. And the potential “solutions” from Republicans at both a state and national level have not been promising. Republicans in Congress are antsy to gut the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) — putting at least 1 million Georgians at risk

Nathan Deal’s 3-point plan for rural hospitals

Four rural hospitals have closed under Gov. Nathan Deal’s watch and today he finally announced this three-part plan: Cut even more services to rural hospitals Make someone else responsible Form a committee We’re not kidding. This is his real plan. To show we’re not making this up, we’ll quote the official press release. 1. Cut even more services to rural hospitals. “Deal is implementing changes to the rules and regulations affecting licensure for hospitals. These