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Health Care cost December 16, 2024

Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed as Surgery

This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Elisabeth Rosenthal December 13, 2024 When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to…

Health Care August 3, 2024

GOP Charge That Harris Backed Taxpayer-Funded Care for All Immigrants Overlooks Details

This article by Stephanie Armour first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Stephanie Armour August 1, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris “endorsed free taxpayer-funded government health care for…

Health Care June 8, 2023

Burnout Threatens Primary Care Workforce and Doctors’ Mental Health

This article by Lauren Sausser first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser June 7, 2023 If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental…

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Defense industry December 22, 2024

Lockheed Martin gets up to an additional $11.8 billion on existing F-35 contract

Photo of F-35 in flight courtesy of Lockheed Martin According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin will be awarded a “not-to-exceed $11,762,911,991” modification to…

Cobb County December 22, 2024

Two Sweetwater Mission food distributions highlighted

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following reports and photos from two Sweetwater Mission food distribution events in South Cobb: Food distribution at Friendship Revival Center Barry submitted the…

Climate and Weather December 22, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Sunday, December 22, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, December 22, 2024, with a high near 46 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…

Acworth December 22, 2024

Jeff’s Bagel Run: scratch-made bagels in Acworth

By Mark Woolsey There’s a new entry on the bagel front in Acworth, and its name might make you blink. Co-owner Valee Desai says their store, dubbed Jeff’s Bagel Run,…

Mableton December 21, 2024

Why was Six Flags built in Cobb County?

[We’re reworking and republishing some of the articles published in the Cobb County Courier in its earlier years. This was originally published in 2017, which was the 50th anniversary of…

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Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed as Surgery

GOP Charge That Harris Backed Taxpayer-Funded Care for All Immigrants Overlooks Details

Burnout Threatens Primary Care Workforce and Doctors’ Mental Health