Health Officials Are Talking, But Will Georgia Lawmakers Actually Listen?

Health Officials Are Talking, But Will Georgia Lawmakers Actually Listen?

Public health services save Georgia money and heartache, but funding has failed to keep up with costs and recent federal cutbacks put the state at a crossroads, lawmakers heard from advocates and experts Tuesday. Expiring federal dollars from the COVID-19 pandemic, clawbacks of federal grants and now the Congressional budget shutdown have affected all public […] The post Health Officials Are Talking, But Will Georgia Lawmakers Actually Listen? a…

House Republicans consider more funding for public health

ATLANTA — Public health services save Georgia money and heartache, but funding has failed to keep up with costs and recent federal cutbacks put the state at a crossroads, lawmakers heard from advocates and experts Tuesday. Expiring federal dollars from the COVID-19 pandemic, clawbacks of federal grants and now the Congressional budget shutdown have affected all public health programs, including Georgia’s, said Kelly Hughes, a health policy exper…