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Georgia Families Feeling The Pinch As Health Insurance Costs Continue To Climb

WZQZ NEWS — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:05:41 +0000

Health insurance costs continue to put pressure on family budgets in Georgia, and even when premiums are not the highest in the country, many households…

Georgia House OKs Bill Allowing Pharmacists to Prescribe HIV Prevention Drugs

WZQZ NEWS — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:23:42 +0000

A bill aimed at expanding access to HIV prevention medication has cleared the Georgia House, moving the state one step closer to allowing pharmacists to…

Critics Warn Georgia Income Tax Cut Plan Could Leave Working Families Behind

WZQZ NEWS — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:06:38 +0000

A major income tax cut plan approved by the Georgia Senate is being praised by supporters as “relief” for taxpayers — but critics on the…

Georgia Hospitals Prepare for $218 Million Rural Health Transformation Rollout

WZQZ NEWS — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:45:06 +0000

Georgia’s hospitals are getting ready for the money by treating it like a competitive, time-boxed grant opportunity rather than a bailout. The Georgia Department of…

Georgia Proposes $1.4B “GREAT Health” Plan to Boost Rural Care and Telehealth

Jimmy Holbrook — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:10:08 +0000

Georgia health officials have introduced a $1.4 billion, five-year plan aimed at improving health outcomes in rural communities through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program,…

Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Named a U.S. News “Best Hospital for Maternity Care,” Earns Maternity Care Access Designation

WZQZ NEWS — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 05:02:15 +0000

Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its annual listing of the “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.”…

Atrium Health Floyd EMS Launches On-Scene Blood Transfusions for Floyd County; Chattooga County Expansion Planned for Early 2026

WZQZ NEWS — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:23:51 +0000

Atrium Health Floyd Emergency Medical Services is raising the bar for emergency response in Northwest Georgia by equipping ambulance teams with life-saving blood products and…

Floyd Healthcare Foundation Awarded $20,000 Grant to Help Patients Get Breast Cancer Screenings

WZQZ NEWS — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 05:30:25 +0000

The Floyd Healthcare Foundation, an affiliate of Atrium Health Floyd, has been awarded $20,000 from the Georgia Breast Cancer License Plate Fund, a program supported…