Georgia Lawmakers Hear Ideas for Reducing Cancer Burden

Ga. lawmakers hear ideas for reducing cancer burden

Lack of access to cancer screening is costing Georgia heartache and money, especially in rural areas with fewer doctors and an aging population, state lawmakers learned Tuesday.

Georgia lawmakers hear ideas for reducing cancer burden

ATLANTA – Lack of access to cancer screening is costing Georgia heartache and money, especially in rural areas with fewer doctors and an aging population, state lawmakers learned Tuesday. It was the second hearing of a study committee of the Georgia House of Representatives, which met in Albany at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital to hear from experts. The members of the Study Committee on Cancer Care Access had already heard last week in Gainesvil

Lawmakers hear about cancer care in rural areas - The True Citizen

Cancer care is hard to come by in rural Georgia, as the medical payments system squeezes smaller service providers amid traditional challenges such as rising costs and inadequate transportation, state lawmakers learned Thursday. A special committee of the House of Representatives is traveling the state to hear about access to cancer care, starting with a meeting in Gainesville when they heard from practitioners such as Dr. Harsha Vayas, who has …