October 2, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia’s growing doctor shortage demands new solutions
Georgia’s doctor shortage is large, and growing larger. Facing that fact is crucial if policymakers are to address the problem.
Topic: Georgia Department of Community Health
June 26, 2025 • Commentary
6 ways state policy affected your wallet in 2025
Georgia’s 2025 fiscal year will be remembered less for a single marquee bill than for a constellation of measured, taxpayer-focused changes.
July 11, 2024 • Commentary
How do we provide the best health coverage for Georgians?
Choice and competition in the health insurance market are not only good for consumers, but providers as well.
September 28, 2023 • Commentary
Birth center blocked by CON laws
In 2021, the Augusta Birth Center applied to become the first freestanding birth center in Richmond County.
July 13, 2023 • Commentary
House holds CON reform hearings
The Georgia House Study Committee on Certificate of Need Modernization held its first hearing this week in Atlanta.
July 29, 2022 • Blog
How the Ongoing Public Health Emergency Continues Unchecked Medicaid Growth
The COVID Public Health Emergency Declaration has spanned two presidents, three Health and Human Services secretaries and a growing series of variants.
April 22, 2022 • Commentary
A Tennessee Hospital May Keep a Georgia Competitor From Opening, Thanks to This Law
Why would a health system in Tennessee have any legal standing to stop the building of a hospital in Georgia? The answer is Georgia's Certificate of Need.
June 14, 2021 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: June 14, 2021
Medical Monday: A (mostly) weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. At a conference last week in Idaho, we had some down time and took a shuttle […]