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Health Care January 13, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from January 3 to January 9

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

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Health Care cost January 8, 2025

Biden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores

This article by Noam N. Levey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey January 7, 2025 The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued…

Health Care cost January 7, 2025

Americans’ rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage – the author of ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ points to 3 reforms that could help

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] My book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can…

Health Care January 7, 2025

Health Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity

This article by Michelle Andrews first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Michelle Andrews January 6, 2025 When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he…

Health Care January 6, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from December 27 to January 2

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Health Care January 4, 2025

Syringe Exchange Fears Hobble Fight Against West Virginia HIV Outbreak

This article by Taylor Sisk first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Taylor Sisk January 3, 2025 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than three years have passed since federal…

Health Care January 3, 2025

For Many Rural Women, Finding Maternity Care Outweighs Concerns About Abortion Access

This article by Lillian Mongeau Hughes first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lillian Mongeau Hughes January 2, 2025 BAKER CITY, Ore. — In what has become a…

Health Care December 31, 2024

Georgia Lawmakers: Don’t miss your chance to hold pharmacy middlemen accountable

by Dorothy Leone-Glasser, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]December 30, 2024 Georgia patients, particularly those living with chronic health conditions, are struggling to…

Health Care cost December 29, 2024

What are pharmacy benefit managers? A health economist explains how lack of competition drives up drug prices for everyone

by James B. Rebitzer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Wegovy and Ozempic are weight loss drugs that promise to transform the treatment of…

Health Care cost December 29, 2024

The moral dimension to America’s flawed health care system

by Nicole Hassoun, Binghamton University, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has set off…

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