Legislative Day 35
It’s been a busy week at the State Capitol with many twist and turns as we see the legislative session
and term make its way to the end. We’ve seen many bills placed on other bills and an attempt to get
them passed this year. We will be on high alert in the remaining days. Please watch for alerts as we
close out the session.
Cigna will buy the nation’s number one pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts in a deal worth about $67 billion of cash, stock, and debt.
Your legislative update for February, 2018. Over 15 bills are moving through the Georgia General Assembly that affect all different parts of healthcare. Read about them here.
The Georgia Senate Committee on Health and Human Services slimmed down a potential bill that would give more power to APRNs. Instead they give more power to physicians in effort to bring care to rural Georgia.
A major healthcare bill is moving through the Georgia General Assembly that is trying to help healthcare in rural Georgia. Will House Bill 769 help our rural providers? Read about it here.
Amazon, JP Morgan, and Berkshire Hathaway are teaming up to tackle the biggest problems facing the US in healthcare. Using technology can this company that Amazon and others are forming set healthcare on a new path of innovation?
The new iPhone update from Apple allows users to keep and carry medical records with them from multiple providers. The issue of security of our health records is moving away from within the doctor’s office, to the palm our hand. Can this be done safely?
The UGA’s program Archway Partnership tackles big problems in small communities across Georgia. The small town of Hawkinsville, GA know this more than any other community. Their next problem is the biggest one yet, opioid abuse.
In a survey conducted by AMGA Consulting found an average of $31,957 in operating losses accrued by integrated health systems during 2016-2017