March 5, 2026 • Commentary
Why is Georgia Unnecessarily Restricting Access to Cancer Care?
Georgia’s outdated certificate-of-need laws allow hospitals to block competition—even for cancer treatment.
Topic: Department of Community Health.
January 2, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 2, 2026
How Can We Cap Property Taxes in Georgia?
February 9, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 9, 2024
Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia legislators are protecting workers’ right to privacy in union elections
September 15, 2022 • Blog
Georgia’s Obsolete CON
Certificate of Need is a statutory relic. Those days are gone, but CON is still with us.
August 17, 2022 • Blog
‘Defend Our Hospitals’ by Dismantling CON
Certificate of Need harms Georgians when it's used by outside interests, but also when it's used by other Georgia hospitals.
June 13, 2022 • Commentary
The Misconceptions of Medicaid Expansion
On June 3 the North Carolina Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that would significantly restructure healthcare delivery. What could it mean for Georgia?
February 22, 2019
Friday Facts: February 22, 2019
It’s Friday! Events March 21: “Shining a Light on Government,” an 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast with Richard Belcher of WSB-TV in celebration of Sunshine Week. Thursday, March 21, at the […]
August 12, 2016
Guide to the Issues: Medicaid
Principles: Government should be willing to spend what it is already spending, but in a more rational manner. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent annually in Georgia on uncompensated […]
July 15, 2014
Checking Up On Health: July 15, 2014
Why you’ll be learning a lot more about direct primary care, aka “concierge” care. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Don’t believe the middleman makes a […]
February 5, 2014
Nine Reasons to Question Medicaid Expansion
The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) expanded Medicaid to all individuals under age 65 with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). The […]
December 18, 2013
Georgia Medicaid Expansion – Woodwork Effect
Even if Georgia decides not to expand Medicaid eligibility, the state could be facing a $385 million annual increase in Medicaid costs. This comes on the heels of the provider fee […]
December 17, 2013
Georgia Medicaid Expansion – 409,000 vs 650,000
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation points out that 409,350 Georgians will fall into the “coverage gap” if the state refuses to expand Medicaid (Table 2 in the […]
November 14, 2013
Never a Better Time to Transform Georgia Child Welfare
Rick Jackson spent six years in foster care, shuttled through several families, eight elementary and five high schools. None of that deterred Jackson whose Georgia-based company is a leading provider […]
August 20, 2013
Checking Up On Health: August 20, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Reducing office visits through mobile health: At the end of 2012, there were 2.8 million patients worldwide using a dedicated […]
August 8, 2013
DCH Board Should Be Deliberate
Today, the board of the Georgia Department of Community Health will consider a proposal to consolidate its health insurance options Today, the board of the Georgia Department of Community Health […]
December 21, 2012
Help Patients and Budget: Replace Georgia’s Broken Medical Tort System
When the governor paints the state’s financial picture as “daunting” and Medicaid is at least $700 million in the red, you know it’s time to get serious about the state […]
October 23, 2012
Checking Up On Health: October 23, 2012
Need medical care? Do you know how and where to find data on hospital quality and hospital-related fatalities? Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd ObamaCare by any […]
July 30, 2012
Georgia Physician Shortage One Among Many Challenges
By Mike Klein Health care policy is a complex beast with seemingly intractable political positions, lots of data to support or refute almost anyone’s perspective, tons of financial impact analysis […]
June 28, 2012
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholds Health Care Reform Law
The U.S. Supreme Court has voted 5-4 to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act federal health care reform law. This means the individual mandate survives. There are questions […]
June 14, 2012
Next Year’s Medicaid Shortfall Already $308 Million
By Mike Klein Georgia will delay payment until next month on some $90 million in already incurred Medicaid expenses because it has run out of state funds to pay the […]
May 16, 2012
Medicaid Dominated when Deal Advisors Took Questions
By Mike Klein Medicaid is a beast. About one-in-five Georgians receives Medicaid health care. That is 1.7 million people. Fifty-nine percent of statewide births are Medicaid babies. Another couple hundred […]
August 19, 2011
Friday Facts: August 19th, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The more the state ‘plans’ the more difficult planning becomes for the individual.” – F.A. Hayek – “Civilizations in decline are consistently characterized by a tendency towards […]
September 25, 2008
Who Will Pay Cost of a Georgia “Health Tax?”
By Kirk McGhee The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) recently announced its intention to apply a new tax on private health insurance. This proposed tax could potentially increase the cost […]
October 10, 2003
Georgia can lead the nation in transforming health and health care
By Newt Gingrich The nation’s health-care crisis has infected every state including Georgia, where acute symptoms have appeared. Nine percent of Georgians have spent an entire year uninsured, according to the […]