Jess Mador
Health Reporter at WABE-FM (Atlanta, GA)
Health Reporter on Signal @WABENews. @AHCJ fellow. Contributor @InAppalachia @Appalachia100. Previous: @GPBnews, @WYSO, @AIRmedia #Localore @WUOTFM, @MPRnews
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1 week ago |
wabe.org | Jess Mador
Military veterans and healthcare providers say proposed federal cuts to the Veterans Affairs health system would delay care for Atlanta veterans. The Trump administration has announced plans to terminate more than 80,000 VA employees nationwide. Administration officials have said the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts would reduce the United States VA workforce by around 15% to 2019 employment levels without cutting health care or benefits.
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3 weeks ago |
wabe.org | Jess Mador
Millions of healthcare dollars could be at risk in Georgia as congressional Republicans continue to weigh cuts to Medicaid. Health experts warn that cutting federal Medicaid funds that flow to states could have far-reaching impacts, particularly on some of Georgia’s most vulnerable populations. Who is covered by Medicaid in Georgia?
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1 month ago |
wabe.org | Jess Mador
Grady Health System broke ground Wednesday on a new, freestanding Emergency Department in south Fulton County. Plans for the new Union City facility have been in the works for more than a year. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, health advocates and elected officials from across Fulton County gathered inside a party tent for a ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction. “This is not just a win for Union City, folks.
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1 month ago |
wabe.org | Jess Mador
A couple of years ago after having her second baby, Jana Kogon barely slept. The Atlanta mom’s mind kept racing with thoughts of all the bad things that could happen. Her fears all revolved around her children, she said. “‘What if your eye starts to bleed and then I have to take you to the hospital,’ that’s where all my thoughts went constantly,” she said. “What if, what if, what if, what if, what if, what if, what if, what if, what if.” It was still early in the pandemic.
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1 month ago |
elnuevoherald.com | Jess Mador
En un soleado día de semana en Atlanta, un pequeño grupo de personas se reunió para realizar una manifestación frente a la sede de un sindicato. Al evento, organizado por Nikema Williams, representante demócrata en el Congreso nacional, asistieron miembros del sindicato y también trabajadores federales recientemente despedidos, entre ellos Ryan Sloane. “Me despidieron a través de un correo electrónico anónimo a las 9 p.m. en pleno fin de semana festivo”, declaró.
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