A hospital program in Fulton County, Ga. that educates patients on opioids and is working to prevent misuse and dependency at the source, is expanding to four rural counties in Georgia.
Counties have been coordinating shelters, food and water distribution, information and making efforts to vet or refer people to donation managers in the wake of Hurricane Helene's devastation across six states.
Eliminating the provision would give public employees access to their full social security benefits, putting an end to a reduction of benefits for 2.1 million county and state employees.
State Medicaid and CHIP agencies can apply for funding to enhance services for incarcerated individuals, with application deadlines set for Nov. 12, 2024, and March 17, 2025.
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