August 22, 2024 • Blog
Foundation wins Bob Williams Award for second year in a row
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation received the State Policy Network’s Bob Williams Award for Outstanding Policy Achievement.
Topic: Health Care Reform
July 9, 2024 • Blog
Foundation nominated for national award
For the second year in a row, the Foundation has been nominated for a Bob Williams Award for outstanding policy achievement.
March 20, 2024 • Commentary
Existing service providers are always the loudest voices against change
It’s striking how much our debates over two of Georgia’s most important structural challenges are really the same argument with different jargon.
November 2, 2023 • Blog
Not just hospitals: Georgia CON laws also limit medical technologies
Certificate of Need laws prevent healthcare providers from adding medical equipment without first receiving permission from the state.
June 7, 2023 • Commentary
Why do we have so few providers in healthcare?
As with too many other topics, the debate on healthcare access tends to focus on symptoms rather than the root cause of the problem.
May 4, 2023 • Blog
Georgia’s CON laws reduce access to healthcare
Georgians don’t always have it easy when it comes to accessing quality healthcare. One such barrier is the preservation of CON laws.
May 4, 2023 • Blog
Monica’s story
Monica O’Neal is lucky to be alive. Despite having good health insurance, Monica could not find a neurologist to operate. Why not?
February 24, 2023 • Blog
At the Capitol: Week of February 20
A recap of the seventh week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
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.
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 […]
May 11, 2021 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: May 10, 2021
Nonprofit vs. for-profit hospitals. Which would you prefer? Do you even know the difference? Let’s test your knowledge. A hospital system’s reports gross earnings of more than $3.3 billion. Its […]
April 23, 2021
Friday Facts: April 23, 2021
It’s Friday! Get the facts: Friday’s Freshest: In the latest Georgia Policy commentary, Senior Fellow Ron Bachman proposes that a potential roadmap for health reform can be found right in […]
March 22, 2021 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: March 22, 2021
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. Calling the shots: The COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech are made with messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, […]
November 16, 2020 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: November 16, 2020
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. You can expect a lot of pushback as COVID-19 numbers climb around the nation. Before you […]
October 23, 2020 • Commentary
Personalized Health Insurance, Ready to Roll Out Today
Many Americans are angry because Congress has failed them. Republicans are unable to agree on a rational health reform plan and Democrats struck out with the Af