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Month: March 2010

Georgia House Passes Hospital Tax and Fee Increases

March 26, 2010June 1, 2019 CleanerH-STAT General Blog

Hospitals initially opposed the tax, but decided to support it after Governor Perdue threatened to cut Medicaid reimbursement rates by more than 10% and eliminate the sales tax exemption for non-profit hospitals instead. The nearly $170 million raised by the tax will likely help fill the gaping hole in the state’s Medicaid budget.

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Noneconomic Damages Limit Ruled Unconstitutional

March 23, 2010June 1, 2019 CleanerH-STAT General Blog

A unanimous Georgia Supreme Court on Monday struck down limits on jury awards in medical malpractice cases, the cornerstone of the state’s sweeping 2005 tort reform law.

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Grady Says Health Reform Could Save Hospital

March 23, 2010June 1, 2019 CleanerH-STAT General Blog

Young: “I mean, I think it’ll affect us a lot. In 2009, we did $300 million dollars of free care at our cost by people that were poor and did not have insurance. Under the new plan, we should get reimbursed for $200 million of that $300 million. The great support we get from our two counties could be reduced, so that would help our Fulton and DeKalb County taxpayers.”

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Health Reform Bill Passes House

March 22, 2010June 1, 2019 CleanerH-STAT General Blog

Health Reform Bill Passes House From the New York Times: House Democrats approved a far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s health system on Sunday, voting over unanimous Republican opposition to provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans after […]

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House Energy & Commerce Committee Releases Benefits of Health Reform

March 18, 2010September 4, 2015 CleanerH-STAT General Blog, Uncategorized

House Energy & Commerce Committee Releases Benefits of Health Reform

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce released a district-by-district report on the benefits of passing federal health reform.

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Sponsor: HB 1139 Chances are “Slim to None”

March 17, 2010June 1, 2019 CleanerH-STAT General Blog, Uncategorized

While raising the tobacco tax had the support of many legislators and, according to polls, a majority of Georgians, it lacked support from the Republican Party leadership in the House and Senate, which would have been critical for its passage.

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Medicaid Cuts Limit Access to Care

March 16, 2010June 1, 2019 CleanerH-STAT General Blog, Uncategorized

As she began a punishing regimen of chemotherapy and radiation, Mrs. Vliet found a measure of comfort in her monthly appointments with her primary care physician, Dr. Saed J. Sahouri, who had been monitoring her health for nearly two years

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New Budget Proposal Slashes Medicaid Funding and Taxes Hospitals

March 12, 2010June 1, 2019 CleanerH-STAT General Blog

A spokesman for the Georgia Hospital Association told the Atlanta Business Chronicle that such a steep cut in Medicaid and applying the sales tax to non-profit hospitals would compromise patient care and force some hospitals, including Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, to close.

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Grady Cuts Operating Loss to $4.4 Million

March 9, 2010June 1, 2019 CleanerH-STAT General Blog, Uncategorized

That assessment is remarkable considering that the hospital then owed medical supply companies $40 million. It owed Emory and Morehouse medical schools $60 million. Broken X-ray machines could not be replaced, patient beds were breaking down, and some doctors refused to use the antiquated cardiac catheterization machine.

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Lines Drawn in Tobacco Tax Fight

March 8, 2010June 1, 2019 CleanerH-STAT General Blog, Uncategorized

Mar 08 16:54 Lines Drawn in Tobacco Tax Fight Healthcare advocates rallied in front of the state capitol today in support of House Bill 39, which would increase the tobacco tax by $1 per pack of cigarettes: More than 100 […]

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