Georgia Officials Have Limited Options to Save Rural Hospitals
Monday, April 14th, 2014
Governor Nathan Deal appears to be taking a page from President Obama’s playbook. Where the legislature has failed to pass certain initiatives, Deal is trying to accomplish the same through executive action.
Thursday, he proposed two ideas for advancing medical marijuana in Georgia, after a bill that would have done that died.
A few weeks ago, the governor directed his community health commissioner to do something for rural hospitals. Nine of them have closed in Georgia since 2000, leaving whole communities without quick access to emergency care.
But there are limits to what any governor can do alone.
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