KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Graham’s Bill Recenters Abortion Debate
September 15, 2022 Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to…
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Medicaid expansion debate revived as Kemp tosses Grady $130M lifeline
by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 16, 2022 The governor has directed $130 million in federal aid toward expanding Atlanta’s…
COVID among Cobb County’s school-aged population for the past 14 days, ending September 15
The table below is a summary of the Georgia Department of Public Health‘s School Aged COVID-19 Data Report for the two-week period ending September 16, 2022. Cobb CountyAge categoryAll cases…
Kemp glosses over Georgia’s restrictive abortion law at gathering for anti-abortion advocates
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 15, 2022 Gov. Brian Kemp stuck mostly to his campaign script Thursday morning as…
Impending Hospital Closure Rattles Atlanta Health Care Landscape and Political Races
Sam Whitehead and Andy Miller September 14, 2022 ATLANTA — Like many neighborhoods in cities across the country, Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward is changing. Condo buildings and modern minimalist homes…
COVID in Cobb County: Wednesday September 14, 2022
The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting on the COVID numbers for the state weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday September 14, 2022. The…
Highland Rivers Behavioral Health receives $500,000 grant for job re-entry program in Appalachian counties
Highland Rivers Behavioral Health, an agency serving Cobb and other Georgia counties, was awarded a $500,000 grant for workplace re-entry for people in recovery in the Appalachian counties the agency…
Free preventive care under the ACA is under threat again – a ruling exempting PrEP from insurance coverage may extend nationwide and to other health services
By Paul Shafer, Boston University and Kristefer Stojanovski, Tulane University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme…
COVID among Cobb County’s school-aged population for the past 14 days, ending September 8
The table below is a summary of the Georgia Department of Public Health‘s School Aged COVID-19 Data Report for the two-week period ending September 8, 2022. Cobb CountyAge categoryAll cases…
COVID in Cobb County: September 7, 2022
The Georgia Department of Public Health now reports the COVID numbers for the state weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday September 7, 2022. The numbers in…