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, we discuss a new exemption for Medicaid work requirements that will require Georgians to prove they're too sick to work—a rule that has physicians worried. -
This week on the Georgia Health Report, the loss of grant money from the Environmental Protection Agency has stalled public health progress in Thomasville, Georgia. WUGA's Havivah Saltz sits down with Briah Lumpkins, a reporter with KFF Health News in Atlanta.
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This week on the Georgia Health Report, Alexzundra Tillman sits down with Renuka Rayasam to discuss the impact of the soaring costs of Health insurance in the state.
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This week on the Georgia Health Report, the number of abortions has risen sharply nationwide, fueled in part by people obtaining abortion pills by mail.
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This week on the Georgia Health Report, Georgia is experiencing extreme temperatures as a heat dome settles over much of the country. This holiday weekend, it's important for folks to take precautions.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, we’ll discuss Social Circle, GA’s public health concerns around the planned construction of a deportation detention center. WUGA's Havivah Saltz is joined by Renuka Rayasam, a reporter for KFF Health News in Atlanta.
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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.
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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.
