WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The American Eye Surgery Center in Athens, Georgia, has issued a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expressing concern over the proposed "cost-of-living" update for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). The facility reports that approximately 80% of its patients are Medicare beneficiaries and warns that the suggested reduction in cataract facility fees poses a significant threat to their ability to provide quality care. The letter highligh more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Army Marksmanship Unit Impacts Training, Recruiting, Arms Development * The Army Marksmanship Unit is a unique Fort Benning, Georgia, battalion that is not widely known, not even by those in the military. Since 1956, the "Home of Champions" has won hundreds of regional, national and international titles in various shooting disciplines and has earned 27 Olympic medals, with the most recent being a silver med more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Sept. 15 -- Augusta University issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Cancer Center projects address rise of skin cancer in Georgia Skin cancer remains the most common cancer in the United States with over 100,000 diagnoses projected in 2025, according to the American Cancer Society. It is also projected that, by 2040, it will rise and become the second most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths. "Although skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United Stat more PR

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: * * * Buxton FUDS Phase II Interim Response Action Contract Awarded The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Savannah District awarded a contract Sept. 11, 2025, for phase II of the Interim Response Action at the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) property located within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, in Dare County North Carolina. As part of the 2025 p more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Establishing Telehealth Awareness Week * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today introduced a bipartisan resolution declaring the week of September 15, 2025, as Telehealth Awareness Week. The resolution, co-sponsored by Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), and Mike Thompson (D-CA), aims to recognize the impact of telehe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter Introduces Resolution to Strip Omar of Committee Assignments Due to Her Vile Remarks Following Charlie Kirk Assassination * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after introducing a resolution to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) of her committee assignments due to her false, vile, and disparaging remarks against Charlie Kirk in response to more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN Podcasts Announces New Season of "CNN Presents" * September 15th, 2025 Tortured Justice with Omar Jimenez Launches Wednesday, September 17 Trailer: Listen Here NEW YORK, NY - September 15, 2025 - CNN Podcasts announced today the latest installment of CNN Presents, the network's home for narrative-driven audio storytelling. Following the success of Persuadable with Donie O'Sullivan, the new seaso more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN to provide comprehensive coverage of US President Trump's UK State Visit * September 15th, 2025 London, September 15th 2025. CNN will provide special coverage across TV and Digital platforms of US President Donald Trump's unprecedented second State Visit to the United Kingdom. CNN Anchor and Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins and CNN Anchor and Royal Correspondent Max Foster will lead more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 15 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Coca-Cola issued the following news release: * * * Coca-Cola College Sports Campaign Salutes 'Thirstiest Work' of Away-Team Fans * Coca-Cola is once again saluting college football's "Best Fans Ever" this season by bringing the great taste of Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola(r) Zero Sugar to campuses across the country. The third iteration of the brand's fall sports campaign celebrates an often-overlooked group -- away-team fans -- who do the more PR

STRASBOURG, France, Sept. 15 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Implementing European Court of Human Rights judgments The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers is holding its quarterly meeting to oversee the execution of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg from 15 to 17 September. Cases proposed for detailed examination concern Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * DNC Statement on Georgia Hyundai Factory Immigration Raid  * DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement in response to the immigration raid of South Korean workers on a Hyundai plant in Georgia: "Last week, nearly 500 South Korean workers in Georgia were targeted by immigration authorities in a raid -- including those who had legal authorization to work in the United States. The res more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Emory Healthcare, part of Emory University and a comprehensive health care system based in Georgia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the CY2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule. In their letter, the organization voiced strong support for measures aimed at improving health care quality, particularly focusing on health data interopera more ST

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * FORSCOM leaders outline vision for transformation at Maneuver Warfighter Conference * FORT BENNING, Georgia -Senior Army leaders used the Maneuver Warfighter Conference at Fort Benning, Georgia, on Sept. 9 to deliver a clear message: the U.S. Army is entering a new era of transformation, and readiness to "fight and win tonight" remains the non-negotiable sta more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Sept. 16 [Category: BizHealth Care] -- Piedmont posted the following news release: * * * Piedmont Athens Regional Begins $56 Million Surgical Services, OR Expansion Athens, Ga. (September 15, 2025) - Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital has officially broken ground on a transformative eight-phase, $56 million investment to expand and modernize its operating room platform and surgical services. This project will significantly enhance the hospital's ability to deliver world- more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Collins Introduces Tort Reform Legislation * Washington, D.C. - Representatives Mike Collins (GA-10), Brandon Gill (TX-26), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), and Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) introduced the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2025 to reform tort law and end the rampant abuse of our legal system. "This commonsense legislation will help restore accountability in our courts, protect job creators from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Warnock Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Implementing MAHA in our Military * Washington - Last week, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), and Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia) introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at implementing healthier and more nutritious food options at our military bases, ensuring that the world's finest military is eating the most sustaining more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Trump's Disastrous Budget Law Shuts Down Rural Maternal Care Unit in Georgia * GOP gubernatorial field backed Trump's budget law that rips away health care, threatens rural hospitals, and jeopardizes manufacturing jobs Donald Trump's extreme budget law is taking away health care and shutting down rural health care providers across the country -- this time in Georgia. The latest example? " St. Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through its Foreign Agricultural Service, has announced a funding opportunity titled Coordinating Agricultural Development & Innovation (CADI) Georgia: U.S. Poultry Meat Marketing Promotion. With an award ceiling of $112,500, this initiative aims to enhance the market presence of U.S. poultry meat in Georgia, a country that currently relies on imports for 72% of its poultry meat consumption. This grant will support the design and deliv more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Capito Put Forward Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Maternal Health Data * Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Shelley Moore Capito introduced the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 The bipartisan legislation would reauthorize programs to preserve maternal health throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and would address disparities in maternal health o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- WCCC Cardiac Device Clinic Supervisor Kelly Gaines, Marietta, Georgia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, urging a reevaluation of the reimbursement for CPT Code 93296 as part of the proposed rule for the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. The appeal emphasizes the substantial gap between the complexity of remote cardiac monitoring and the current reimbursement models, which are bel more ST