Georgia remained the state with the seventh-highest rate of foreclosures, according to RealtyTrac’s May 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released on Wednesday. more
Georgia Watch in Savannah June 25-26!
Consumer Protection Workshops
Georgia Watch presents 30-minute workshops to help you prevent identity theft, get free copies of your credit report and more.
– 4 p.m. June 25, West Chatham Branch Library, 216 Rogers St. Pooler
– 3 p.m. June 26, Springfield Branch Library, 810 Highway 119
– 5 p.m. June 26, Oglethorpe Mall Branch Library, 7 Mall Annex
Health care costs for the nation’s employers are expected to grow by 9 percent next year, according to the first reported projections of medical cost trends for 2010. more
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc. and Kaiser Permanente of Georgia Inc. will invest $150,000 in metro counties where access to health care is a major concern. more
Southern Co. is among a group of four energy companies that will get billions in federal funding to build new nuclear reactors, according to a story in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal. more
A proposal that would restrict the amount of no-cost care that some uninsured patients could receive at Grady Memorial Hospital, a financially troubled public hospital in Atlanta, has raised concerns among patient advocates, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The “Grady Card” discount program offers subsidized or no-cost care to uninsured area residents. The Journal-Constitution obtained documents about the proposed changes under Georgia’s open records law…more
Almost 1.7 million Georgians have no health insurance. Most of the uninsured are part of working families, and two-thirds have incomes less than half of the federal poverty line. Many were among the 1.3 million working Americans who had lost health insurance the previous year. Others were surprised to find their health insurance depleted or their insurers refusing to approve needed procedures or medicines...more
The Georgia Department of Community Health has awarded a $5.2 million contract to the IBM Corp. to build a Web site for state consumers of health care that will help people make more informed decisions. more
WASHINGTON — As Washington considers overhauling the nation’s health care system, a new poll finds considerable concern about health costs, with nearly half of all Americans worried about paying for future care. more
Nine of the 10 Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee have sent a letter to the Obama administration rejecting a public plan option, much less a single- payer system, in the coming debate over health care reform. more
INDIANAPOLIS — Employers who offer health insurance coverage could see a 9 percent cost increase next year, and their workers may face an even bigger hit, according to a report from consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. more