Monday night at a dinner with select Senators, in his typical bombastic way, President Trump said they — presumably meaning Senate Republicans and not Republicans in general to include him — would look like “dopes,” and also “terrible” and “weak,” if they didn’t pass the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Almost simultaneously, two Senators not at the meeting,
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about Cornerstone Health in Walker County. The company that manages the hospital, ApolloMD, had sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia for not honoring contractually agreed upon reimbursements for emergency services. Now the county is on the hook for $8.7 million for a separate issue stemming
I’m sure Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia is beginning to hate me, if they didn’t already. (Oh, I’ll bet they did, though.) In my defense, if they’d just followed through on the promise made by incoming President Jeff Fusile in January 2016 to “soften the approach” and move away from the image of the
This week’s Courier Herald column. You can read the rest of this series by following this link. As we continue this series on the five geographic and economic regions that define the governing coalitions that control Georgia politics, it’s time that we consider the politics of health care delivery in the state. The Affordable Care
The Georgia Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments on “certificate of need” laws that have long been considered by many to be “anti-competition.” The case stems from an October 2014 attempt by two OB/GYN doctors, who own an outpatient surgery center in Bartow County, to expand their center. Initially, the doctors wanted to
Rural Southeast Georgia received a grand blessing Monday. Just days before it was set to be closed for good, Optim Medical Center-Jenkins has been sold. The purchase by GA Medical Holdings, Corp. means operations at the Jenkins County hospital in Millen will go on without interruption, an answered prayer for both the staff and members of the
Political Insider reported this morning that Congressman Buddy Carter is taking some heat for having his name on a bill with Elizabeth Warren. Apparently, a group called Frontiers of Freedom based in Virginia is running this ad: Some facts that might be worth mentioning. Joseph Kennedy sponsored the bill in the House. There are 12 Co-Sponsors,
As has been reported now by WABE, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Becker’s Hospital Review, The Fiscal Times, and The Intercept, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia sent letters last month to individuals who purchase their plans on the health insurance exchanges stating the company will no longer pay for services rendered in emergency rooms that it
Recently, there was some speculation (read: outright panic) over whether or not 96 of our 159 counties would have insurance plans available on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) exchanges in 2018. Last week, Blue Cross Blue Shield submitted proposed rates for all areas of the state to the Office of Insurance and Fire
The CHRONIC Care Act of 2017, introduced by Sen. Isakson (R-Ga), Sen. Hatch (R-Utah), Sen. Wyden (D-Ore) and Sen. Warner (D-Va), passed unanimously out of the Senate Finance Committee today and heads to a full Senate vote. The bipartisan legislation could have a major impact on curtailing the cost of Medicare, as the legislation seeks to
