Journalists Probe Problems in Providing Care for Foster Kids and Propping Up Addiction Treatment

Former KHN senior editor Andy Miller discussed the problems with Georgia’s foster care system on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “Lawmakers” on Jan. 26.

Click here to watch Miller on “Lawmakers”
Read Miller’s “Unmet Needs: Critics Cite Failures in Health Care for Vulnerable Foster Children”

KHN Midwest correspondent Bram Sable-Smith discussed Howard Buffett’s $30 million donation for a recovery center on KMOX’s “Total Information A.M.” on Jan. 25.

Click here to hear Sable-Smith on “Total Information A.M.”
Read Sable-Smith’s “A $30 Million Gift to Build an Addiction Treatment Center. Then Staffers Had to Run It.”

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<h1>Journalists Probe Problems in Providing Care for Foster Kids and Propping Up Addiction Treatment</h1>
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			February 4, 2023		</time>
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<p>Former KHN senior editor Andy Miller discussed the problems with Georgia’s foster care system on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “Lawmakers” on Jan. 26. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.gpb.org/television/show/lawmakers/season/53/lawmakers-day-8-012623">Click here to watch Miller on “Lawmakers”</a></li><li>Read Miller’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/unmet-needs-critics-cite-failures-in-health-care-for-vulnerable-foster-children/">Unmet Needs: Critics Cite Failures in Health Care for Vulnerable Foster Children</a>” </li></ul><p>KHN Midwest correspondent Bram Sable-Smith discussed Howard Buffett’s $30 million donation for a recovery center on KMOX’s “Total Information A.M.” on Jan. 25. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.audacy.com/kmox/podcasts/total-information-am-311/30-million-addiction-treatment-center-in-decatur-1551233680">Click here to hear Sable-Smith on “Total Information A.M.”</a></li><li>Read Sable-Smith’s <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/a-30-million-gift-to-build-an-addiction-treatment-center-then-staffers-had-to-run-it/">“A $30 Million Gift to Build an Addiction Treatment Center. Then Staffers Had to Run It.”</a> </li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-probe-problems-in-providing-care-for-foster-kids-and-propping-up-addiction-treatment/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-probe-problems-in-providing-care-for-foster-kids-and-propping-up-addiction-treatment/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-probe-problems-in-providing-care-for-foster-kids-and-propping-up-addiction-treatment/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Journalists%20Probe%20Problems%20in%20Providing%20Care%20for%20Foster%20Kids%20and%20Propping%20Up%20Addiction%20Treatment&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTM3Mjk1MQ&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-probe-problems-in-providing-care-for-foster-kids-and-propping-up-addiction-treatment/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-probe-problems-in-providing-care-for-foster-kids-and-propping-up-addiction-treatment/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1615901&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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