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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This week on the Georgia Health Report, new work rules for people who get Medicaid health insurance are supposed to exempt people who are deemed “medically frail.” -
Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, nurses who report getting help for a substance use disorder can put their licenses in jeopardy.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, research shows that access to preventive healthcare in rural areas is limited—including in Georgia. Researchers at the University of Georgia found that immigrants face even greater obstacles.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, we discuss key takeaways from this year’s State of the Public’s Health Conference.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, how changes to a federal food assistance program could impact the health of thousands of Georgians.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, the Trump administration says it’s working on new technology to help people prove they’re meeting Medicaid work requirements in Georgia and in states across the country.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, public health workers in Fulton County say they’ve contained a measles outbreak in metro-Atlanta.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, the federal government shutdown is in its third week, with no end in sight.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report. It came down to the wire, but federal officials approved a temporary extension of Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program. -
Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, host Emma Auer and guest Emily Townsend Vinson discuss new discoveries in the treatment of substance use disorders and relapse prevention.
