About the Blog: Healthy Debate Georgia

About the Healthy Debate Georgia blog

The viewpoints expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of Georgians for a Healthy Future. Our goal is to offer a wide range of thoughtful commentary and analysis on health care reform, at both the state and national level. We encourage you to respond with your own viewpoint but request that you do so without personal attacks on those participating in the discussion. On this blog, ideas should do battle, not people.


About the editor and administrator

Mike King is a journalist who has spent much of his 38-year-career writing about medicine and health policy. He retired in late 2008 as a member of the editorial board and columnist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he also served as science and medicine editor, metro editor and public editor. He spent the first 15 years of his career at The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., where he was a special projects reporter and Washington correspondent. He lives in Marietta and now serves as a communications consultant specializing in writing, editing, policy analysis and advocacy for nonprofit and academic clients.


 

More than 1.6 million Georgians are uninsured.Source: Georgia Health Policy Center
Health insurance premiums grew 6.4x faster than earnings over the past decade.Source: Families USA
Georgia’s infant mortality rate is among the worst in the nation.Source: KidsCount
Georgia ranks in the bottom quartile of states on overall quality.Source: New American Foundation
More than 1 million Georgians don't see a doctor due to the cost.Source: BRFSS data
Millions of Georgians are at least two hours away from trauma care.Source: GA Statewide Trauma Action Team

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