04/28/2026
Rising labor, supply and drug costs, coupled with Medicaid cuts, put health systems like St. Mary’s at risk, especially when more than 60% of our patients rely on Medicare, Medicare Advantage, or Medicaid. More funding cuts will worsen affordability and reduce access to care in the communities we serve.
Our President and CEO, Stonish Pierce, and leaders from the Georgia Hospital Association (including GHA President and CEO Caylee Noggle, pictured with Stonish outside the Capitol) traveled to Washington, DC, last week to speak with our members of Congress about health care affordability and other issues.
Thank you , and the staff of for listening to our recommendations.
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