Ellen Eldridge
Health Care Reporter at Georgia Public Broadcasting
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Georgia health scorecard rank ties directly to policy and lack of affordable health care, group says
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nowhabersham.com | Ellen Eldridge
The ranking looked at health care access, affordability and disease prevention, said Sara Collins, the senior scholar and vice president for health care coverage and access and tracking health system performance at The Commonwealth Fund. Among other things, the report found higher rates of breast cancer deaths in Georgia than in the rest of the country. Like other diseases, breast cancer is considered a mostly preventable form of mortality because screening is available.
Georgia health scorecard rank ties directly to policy and lack of affordable health care, group says
4 days ago |
gpb.org | Ellen Eldridge
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund ranks Georgia's health care system 45th overall in the nation. The ranking looked at health care access, affordability and disease prevention, said Sara Collins, the senior scholar and vice president for health care coverage and access and tracking health system performance at The Commonwealth Fund. Among other things, the report found higher rates of breast cancer deaths in Georgia than in the rest of the country.
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gpb.org | Ellen Eldridge
Nancy Treaster knew her husband's early onset dementia diagnosis meant he would die in roughly a decade. She had years to prepare for his death. She thought she was ready to lose him as he lay dying for more than a week. Still, when the day came, she was in shock and disbelief after the death of her husband of 34 years. "The day he died, I was completely blown away as if I had no idea this was gonna happen," she said.
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gpb.org | Ellen Eldridge
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a sixth case of measles in Georgia in 2025. The unvaccinated individual is a family member of the confirmed measles case in May. The individual was quarantined at home following exposure, so there are no additional exposures outside of the home that require follow-up. The other two cases associated with this outbreak have fully recovered, and monitoring has ended for individuals exposed to the index case in May.
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roughdraftatlanta.com | Ellen Eldridge
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