The Georgia Health Report
Friday afternoons at 5:44 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 5:35 p.m.
The WUGA Health Desk presents a weekly program, Georgia Health Report, focused on health news and issues facing Georgians. The program, hosted by Emma Auer, features regular news and commentary from Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead of KFF Health News, and Rebecca Grapevine of Healthbeat. Jamia Wideman is the show's production intern.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, the Trump administration has issued final rules on how states should ensure that millions of low-income Americans meet new work requirements for Medicaid. -
Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has officially signed the state’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, many states rolling out new work rules for Medicaid say they’ll need additional staff to ensure enrollees don’t lose access to benefits.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, as Atlanta prepares for the FIFA World Cup this summer, how agencies are fighting public health risks.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, we look at Georgia’s debate over licensing midwives. Host Emma Auer sit down with Renuka Rayasam, a reporter for KFF Health News in Atlanta.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, federal and state laws try to ensure that mental health care is covered by insurers the same way physical health is covered.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, as Georgians prepare for hot weather, researchers say they should take into account the impact of heat on medications.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, we look at how cancer survivors are dealing with the high cost of cancer care.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, small food banks around the state are sounding the alarm that they can’t feed all of their community members experiencing need.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, as lawmakers leave the capitol for the year, how the state’s health workforce may be impacted by new laws.
