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Real Communities Continue to Expand

Real Communities Continue to Expand The Global Growers Network has teamed up with the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) as a new Real Communities Initiative to encourage international refugees and people with and without disabilities to come together and unite as an...

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A look into Managed Care in Georgia from MAD Spring 2012

Managed Care in Georgia: Options, Concerns, DirectionBy Bill Lewis Right now, there is a lot of discussion surrounding the issue of managed care. But what actually is it? Managed care is a system of healthcare which organizes doctors, hospitals, insurance companies and other providers into...

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Remembering and Reflecting on Katie Beckett

Last week, Katie Beckett passed away. Most of us know these two words by the word that follows them, "waiver." The Katie Beckett Waiver. Thousands of kids in Georgia were able to receive Medicaid-funded healthcare and support because of her situation, her intrepid mom Julie and President Ronald...

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