Everyday People Matter
In honor of Mental Wellness Month in January, Georgia has made positive improvements in access to care. The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) hosts a crisis line 24/7 at 1 800 715 4225. House Bill 9 will continue to...
This week marks National Healthy Weight Week. The National Foundation for Cancer Awareness suggests American celebrate Weight Loss Week with these eight steps: find an enjoyable form of exercise; take smalls steps to weight loss goals; drink more water; get plenty...
In 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech, covered by the Associated Press, before the annual meeting of the American Medical Association convention. As the AP reported, he said: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and...
The country is still under a Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) and will be through January 11, 2023. This can be extended by the Biden Administration. At the start of the pandemic Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which included a...
Pending before the Supreme Court this session are two important health care cases: Health and Hospital Corp. v Talevski and Kerr v. Edwards. At issue is whether the Court could strip Medicaid beneficiaries, the providers that serve them, and any other beneficiary of...
On Wednesday the House passed a one week Continuing Resolution to avoid a government shutdown and to extend the time period to fully fund the government through September 2023. Congress last funded the government (through a continuing resolution) for the fiscal year...
Some good news appears on the Social Security horizon. Benefits increase, premiums decrease, and the amount you can earn while receiving retirement goes up. For those in the higher income brackets, more income will be taxed however. For the first time in years, SSA...
Georgians receiving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progam) benefits will see cost of living adjustments for 2023. Many of these adjustments actually began in October 2022. The inflation rated adjustment bumped benefits up 12.5%. A single individual...
The World Federation of the Deaf celebrates September 23rd as the International Day of Sign Languages. The organization promotes sign language among deaf communities, governments and public gatherings to recognize and promote sign language as an essential human...
Every September 21st each year is recognized as World Alzheimer’s Day. Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia that affects memory and impairs daily functions. Alzheimer’s is the 7th most prevalent cause of death in the United States. There is no cure although...