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		<title>GHF Announces 2012 Legislative &amp; Policy Priorities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2012, Georgians for a Healthy Future will work collaboratively with our coalition and community partners to advance the following health care policy priorities...]]></description>
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		<title>Bills We&#8217;re Watching:  HB 476</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zeldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, House Bill 476, which would establish the Georgia Health Exchange Authority, was introduced. The legislation sets up a governance structure for a state health insurance exchange and creates an advisory committee to advise the governing board on the design, implementation, and operation of the exchange.]]></description>
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		<title>Shape Health Law for Georgia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zeldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Georgia should move swiftly to establish a commission to proactively coordinate the pieces of the law our state is required to put into place, such as an expansion of Medicaid, design elements that we can tailor for our state’s needs, such as the new health insurance exchanges, and maximize grants to strengthen our public health system and our health care workforce.]]></description>
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		<title>Rallying Georgia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Ptashkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are now in the 28th day of the legislative session and as cross-over day approaches, things are heating under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tobacco Tax Is a Win for Georgia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Putnam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Michelle Putnam

For those inclined to live under a rock, the state of Georgia is in a deep recession, with revenues steadily declining over the past year and showing no sign of recovery.  In Georgia, 20% of adults and 18% of high school students smoke, costing our $2 billion a year in smoking-related health problems.  Is there a magic pill that would solve both of these problems at once?  You bet there is.  I give you, the tobacco tax.]]></description>
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