By Jill Nolin | Editor
Today, we have a new column from opinion writer Jay Bookman and an update on which Georgians the state considers too “medically frail” to comply with Medicaid work requirements.
COMMENTARY
By Jay Bookman
“We the people of the United States of America ….”
That phrase from the preamble to the Constitution seems a quaint, almost archaic notion in these divisive times, times in which we’ve lost faith in ourselves and in each other.
We the people, acting together, toward a shared purpose, a more perfect union? Do we still share enough common ground to make that possible, despite our differences?
One place to start in revitalizing that shared purpose would be at the most basic level of public service.
At a Tuesday meeting, the Georgia Board of Community Health revised its list of conditions that would make a person too "medically frail" to comply with Medicaid work requirements. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder
HEALTH
By Alander Rocha
Georgia health officials moved to include low-income people living with certain HIV diagnoses among those considered “medically frail,” meaning they would not have to satisfy work requirements to qualify for Medicaid coverage.
HIV had initially been left off the list, which sparked concern from advocates who said they were puzzled by the decision.
Carrie Boswell holds a photo of her son, Andrew Wood, who died from an unintentional kratom overdose in February 2026. In Brunswick on April 1, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/CatchLight/Report for America
HEALTH
By Justin Taylor, The Current
On a chilly night this past February, Andrew Wood died alone in his bed after consuming a kratom product purchased legally at a Brunswick vape shop. He was 24.
According to his mother and girlfriend, who found his body, the former Brunswick High School student had been consuming the psychoactive substance for months and thought it was safe.
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