“Hundreds of thousands could lose insurance in Georgia under GOP plan”
By Misty Williams – The Atlanta Journal-Consitution Published online: March 15, 2017, In print: March 16, 2017 An estimated 750,000 Georgians — many of them poor and older — could lose their health...
View ArticleGeorgia Watch Comments on New CMS Informed Consent Rules
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed new regulations related to the informed consent documents patients receive prior to elective procedures in hospitals. These documents...
View ArticleBlue Cross Blue Shield will stop reimbursing some ER visits on July 1st
Starting July 1, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia is implementing a new policy that may result in unpaid bills for patients on the individual market who go to hospital emergency rooms for...
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Georgia Financial Protection and Economic Opportunity Summit a Success
On March 8, Georgia Watch, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, Prosperity Now, and Center for Responsible Lending hosted the first-ever Georgia Financial Protection and Economic Opportunity Summit....
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GA Attorney General is investigating company at center of Channel 2 Action...
By WSBT-TV Staff Attorney General Chris Carr’s office is now investigating Greensky. Liz Coyle spoke on the issue recently. Watch the video below. Watch Now
View ArticleConsumers who owe medical bills will receive help as of July in terms of...
By JoAnn Merrigan, WSAV — Up to 19% of people in Georgia have a medical bill that’s in collections. “And it’s even higher among people of color, up to 21%,” says Liz Coyle from Georgia...
View ArticleGeorgia Watch files amicus brief on access to courts issue
Georgia Watch filed amicus briefs on May 9 in support of neither party in Sons of Confederate Veterans v. Newton County Board of Commissioners and Sons of Confederate Veterans v. Henry County Board of...
View ArticleReflecting on the Community Benefit and Economic Stability (CBES) Project
By Sarah C. Phillips, Senior Manager of Policy and Advocacy, Georgia Watch – Since 2021, Georgia Watch, Georgians for a Healthy Future (GHF), and SOWEGA Rising have worked to protect consumers in...
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Hospitals required to post clear pricing online, but metro patients having...
By Justin Gray, WSB-TV ATLANTA — If you are shopping for a car, a TV, or even a house, you probably look around and compare prices. But when it comes to surgeries or medical procedures comparison...
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The kind of surprise no one likes – a medical bill
By Nedra Rhone, AJC I was out of town when I received notice that a bill from a medical lab would arrive in the mail soon. My first thought was that someone had stolen my identity, because I had never...
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