Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Emergency Department (ED) visits had risen more than 60 percent since 1997 to about 146 million, with nearly 46 visits per 100 persons in 2016. With waves of COVID-19 cases overwhelming the...more
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed Georgia Senate Bill 359 into law last week. Georgia's COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (the Act) is an undoubted win for businesses, health care and otherwise, as Georgia's legislature...more
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