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Senate Advances Ban on Medical Care for Transgender Georgians on State Health Plan
Today, the Senate voted to pass SB 39, an expansive bill which aims to strip coverage of medical care for transgender people from the Georgia State Health Benefit Plan. In […]
Ga. Senate passes bill targeting transgender care for public workers
Georgia’s Senate passed a bill that would cut off public funding for gender-affirming care for adults, but the future of the legislation remains uncertain.
Georgia Senate passes bill targeting gender-affirming care for adults, but it may have cloudy future
The measure was pushed by state Sen. Blake Tillery, a Vidalia Republican, who repeatedly characterized the bill as only affecting gender-affirming surgeries for minors until he acknowledged under questioning from Democrats that it actually covers a broad range of care for adults as well.
Georgia Senate bill would cut funding for adult gender-affirming care, but it may have cloudy future
Georgia’s state Senate has passed a bill that would cut off public funding for gender affirming care for adults.
Bill denying gender-affirming care to state employees passes Georgia Senate
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Georgia health plan would not cover gender-affirming care under bill that clears Senate
The latest in a series of bills aimed at transgender people cleared the Georgia Senate on Tuesday, marking the first time the state Legislature has moved to restrict
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How uncertainty over federal health funding and data is affecting Georgia researchers
Georgia’s statewide public health conference has been canceled due to uncertainty over federal funding and researchers are ...
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Alarm spreads over impacts of Trump cuts to Atlanta-based CDC, public health community
Health experts and Georgia Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration’s planned cuts for the ...
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Georgia Department of Public Health providing human trafficking training
Human trafficking is a major issue in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Public Health wants to make sure more people can ...
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The Healthy Georgia Report for 2025 shows growing health concerns in the peach state
The breakdown is this: seven concerns, four good things, and six new topics have been added this year to the research.
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Proposed funding cuts could impact Georgia’s public health budget
This week marks the fourth week of the 2025 Georgia legislative session. Several proposed bills that address public health policies are expected to be heard by lawmakers this session.
The transgender care fight targets more adults as Georgia and other states weigh laws
Conservatives' nationwide offensive against transgender care is increasing trying to cut off care for transgender adults, and ...
Georgia leads charge as states push to defund gender affirming care for adults
A panel of Georgia lawmakers has become the first in 2025 to move forward with trying to cut off care for transgender adults.
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Georgia health agencies work to contain metro Atlanta measles outbreak
About 300 people have been exposed to a metro Atlanta measles outbreak that began with an unvaccinated person and spread to two other family members. Here’s what to know.