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While many Republican state lawmakers remain firmly against Medicaid expansion, some key leaders in holdout states are showing a willingness to reconsider.
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The Georgia Board of Pharmacy began accepting applications to dispense the products in October. However, the DEA has reportedly warned pharmacies that dispensing medical marijuana violates federal law.
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The justices rejected a lower court ruling that the state's restrictive abortion law was invalid because it was enacted in 2019, when a woman’s right to later abortions was still law under Roe v. Wade.
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The Georgia Department of Community Health has projected up to 100,000 people could benefit, but the nation’s only Medicaid program that makes recipients meet a work requirement is off to a slow start.
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It will likely take a few weeks before medical marijuana is available in pharmacies. After they submit applications, inspections will be required before approval is granted.
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Georgia had asked the judge to vacate a preliminary injunction because a panel with the 11th Circuit of Appeals allowed enforcement of a similar Alabama law. Florida has also appealed to the 11th Circuit to overturn two rulings on gender-affirming care.
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The state says Judge Sarah Geraghty should vacate her order blocking a hormone therapy ban because an 11th Circuit Court of Appeals panel allowed enforcement of a similar Alabama law.
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Health officials say the deceased person was infected with Naegleria fowleri - likely while swimming in an unnamed freshwater lake or pond.
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Georgia is the latest state to enact a law that allows hospitals to create independent police forces. Critics worry the law enforcement focus could have unintended consequences.
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The law is one of three big changes that could affect hundreds of thousands of Georgians who get subsidized health insurance through the state and federal government.