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We wanted to take this time to provide you with an update from the 2019 Georgia Legislature, and let you know about the two bills AARP Georgia worked hard to support.
AARP Georgia volunteers and staff enjoyed Capitol Day on Monday, March 11. Several of our volunteers had an opportunity to meet with their elected officials. We had the extreme pleasure of having Sen. Renee Unterman welcome our group and answer questions.
Interested in serving your neighbors in a meaningful way? AARP Georgia is seeking volunteers who want to advocate for the 50-plus.
Georgia currently faces challenges related to access to quality health care, having several counties without any physicians at all. One way to improve upon these deficits is through telehealth and telemedicine.
In Georgia, an estimated 626,070 people, or 25 percent of the rural population, are without access to 25 Mbps/3 Mbps internet service. This lack of high-speed internet, or broadband as it is commonly referred, can have a lasting impact.
On Feb. 13, 2019, the Patients First Act (SB 106) was introduced in the Georgia Senate, with the support of Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, Speaker David Ralston, and a number of others. This legislation would allow Gov. Kemp to seek two kinds of health waivers for Georgia.
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