Topic: Health care

September 18, 2017

Register Now for 2017 Ga. Legislative Policy Forum

GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE September 18, 2017 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Early Bird Registration Open for Oct. 13 Ga. Legislative Policy Forum Daylong Event Focuses […]
March 17, 2017

How States Can Break the Health Care Logjam

Federal waivers could help ease the burden on low-income Georgians and the hospitals that treat them. By Kelly McCutchen In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, January 22 a tornado, one of […]
September 29, 2016

Checking Up On Health: September 28, 2016

On acne, Breast Cancer Month and Medicaid expansion. Health News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Breast Cancer Month is October, and Breast Cancer Day is celebrated Saturday. Get […]
August 12, 2016

Guide to the Issues: Medical Malpractice

Principles:  Medical malpractice reforms should accomplish the following goals: Reduce the rates of preventable patient injuries. Promote open communication between physicians and patients. Ensure patients have access to fair compensation for legitimate medical injuries. […]
May 3, 2016

Checking Up On Health: May 3, 2016

Why Georgians can’t have nice things. Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Late last year, I visited a friend who had fractured her leg and was […]
January 26, 2016

Checking Up On Health: January 26, 2016

Uber for health care, celebrity deaths, palliative care and health care numbers. Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita Dodd Happy New Year! The Legislature’s back in session; the […]
November 3, 2015

Checking Up On Health: November 3, 2015

ObamaCare’s co-ops and OPM; a vaccine from a dog virus; drug issues. Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Open enrollment began Sunday for health care coverage […]
September 2, 2015

Checking Up On Health: September 1, 2015

Some #Firstworldproblems and a #Thirdworldcrisis. Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd It may be a generational thing, but for those of us who walked to school in […]
June 24, 2015 • Blog

A Reality Check on King v. Burwell and Health Care Subsidies

The great majority of Georgians get their insurance from government or their employer. As of 2014, only 6 percent of Georgians held an individual policy or a policy bought on the federally operated exchange. […]
June 5, 2015

Health Care Proposal Improves With Age

It is responsible for Congressional Republicans to take all the time and space they need to develop their alternative for the next president’s consideration. By John R. Graham You’ve got […]
April 24, 2015

Friday Facts: April 24, 2015

It’s Friday!  Social media: The Foundation’s Facebook page has 2,388 “likes.” Please share it to help us reach 2,400 “likes” in our 24th year in Georgia! Join us on twitter.com/gppf […]
January 30, 2015

Expand Health Care, Not Government

Medicaid needs reform, not expansion. By Nina Owcharenko It’s official: Indiana has given in and adopted ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion. Before jumping into the weeds of Indiana’s Medicaid expansion agreement with […]
November 18, 2014

Checking Up On Health: November 18, 2014

Guess who’s cashing in on health care for stupid American voters? Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd I had this visual of net “neutrality” today. It’s […]
November 11, 2014

Checking Up On Health: November 11, 2014

ObamaCare Obfuscation: The plot thickens. Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd You’re stupid. Don’t sweat all this complicated gubmint stuff.  This week’s big health care story […]
February 14, 2014

Friday Facts: February 14, 2014

It’s Friday! Events February 26: Tired of Washington’s out-of-control spending? The Foundation’s February 26 Leadership Breakfast focuses on the “The Case for the Compact for a Balanced Budget,” keynoted by […]
December 27, 2013

Friday Facts: December 27, 2013

It’s Friday! It’s nearing year’s end, and we’d like to remind you: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Friday Facts, our most popular product, exist thanks to your support […]
November 8, 2013

Making the Right Call on Medicaid, Health Care Reform

States are forced to choose the status quo or expanding a nearly 50-year-old Medicaid program with a history of unsustainable finances and questionable quality. By Kelly McCutchen  Georgia Governor Nathan […]
August 9, 2013

Friday Facts: August 9, 2013

August 9, 2013  It’s Friday! Congratulations to the winners of tickets to the Heartland Institute’s Emerging Forum: Lynda Whitt Chapman, Jeffrey Cole Copeland and Heather Moody Breeden.  Events August 15: […]
August 8, 2013

Win Tickets Today; Register Now for Aug. 28 Transportation Event

GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT August 8, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Win Tickets Today; Register Now for Aug. 28 Transportation Event Atlanta – The Georgia Public […]
August 6, 2013

Checking Up On Health: August 6, 2013

Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Time and seats are running out for the Heartland Institute’s Emerging Issues Forum Atlanta’s Capital City Club on Thursday, August […]
August 2, 2013

Friday Facts: August 2, 2013

August 2, 2013  It’s Friday! Win with words: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is giving away four tickets, valued at $100 each, to attend the Heartland Institute’s Emerging Issues Forum […]
July 30, 2013

Checking Up On Health: July 30, 2013

Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Save the date: The Heartland Institute’s Emerging Issues Forum is coming to Atlanta on Thursday, August 15. This is Heartland’s […]
July 16, 2013

Checking Up On Health: July 16, 2013

  Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Much ado about nothing: A new paper identifies five overused medical treatments and offers proposals to prevent their overuse, […]
May 28, 2013

Checking Up On Health: May 28, 2013

Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The federal government will run the health insurance exchange, or marketplace, in Georgia and many other states. The goal is […]
March 15, 2013

Friday Facts: March 15, 2013

It’s Friday! Events Today is the deadline to register for, “Morality and The Marketplace,” a Foundation Leadership Breakfast with keynote speaker Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute. […]
February 8, 2013

Telemedicine, a Telling Sign of Health Care’s Future

“Telemedicine – telehealth – allows doctors to be more efficient, effective and productive.” By Benita M. Dodd Money is tight and physicians are in short supply in many Georgia counties, […]
February 8, 2013

Friday Facts: February 8, 2013

February 8, 2013  It’s Friday! February 19: The Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at Cobb County’s Georgian Club, 8 a.m. on Tuesday, February 19, is keynoted by the Cato Institute’s Randal O’Toole. […]
September 11, 2012

Checking Up On Health

Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Medically induced silence: In an article in Forbes magazine discussing President Obama’s silence on his landmark legislation during the Democratic National Convention, […]
September 7, 2012

On Health Care, Clinton Skirts The Facts

(Editor’s Note: Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner will discuss the U.S. Supreme Court health care law decision impact at the 2012 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Friday, September 21 at […]
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