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Health Care March 14, 2023

Feds Move to Rein In Prior Authorization, a System That Harms and Frustrates Patients

This article by Lauren Sausser first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser March 13, 2023 When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative…

Health Care cost November 27, 2022

‘An Arm and a Leg’: When Insurance Won’t Pay, Abortion Assistance Funds Step In

This podcast by Dan Weissmann was first published by Kaiser Health News, republished here with permission Dan Weissmann November 23, 2022 Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click…

Health Care October 5, 2022

The $18,000 Breast Biopsy: When Having Insurance Costs You a Bundle

This article by Lauren Sausser first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Lauren Sausser August 23, 2022 When Dani Yuengling felt a lump in her right breast last…

Health Care June 27, 2022

Wellstar Health System and UnitedHealthcare sign agreement

Wellstar Health System and UnitedHealthcare have signed a new agreement after months in which Wellstar facilities were out-of-network for patients insured by UnitedHealthcare. Negotiations broke down last year and on…

Health Care January 24, 2022

The Doctor Didn’t Show Up, but the Hospital ER Still Charged $1,012

by Noam N. Levey [This article orginally appeared in Kaiser Health News, used with permission] January 24, 2022 Dhaval Bhatt had been warned about hospital emergency rooms. “People always told…

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Cobb County January 30, 2025

Mountain View Regional Library spreads the love for February

By Kelly Johnson With Baby, Toddler, and Preschool Storytime scheduled throughout the month of February, Mountain View Regional Library and Cobb Collaborative amp up these events with The Basics, a…

News Brief January 30, 2025

WSB-TV reports that “undeliverable” mail was scattered on I-285 in Cobb from USPS-contracted truck

WSB-TV, Atlanta’s Channel 2, reported yesterday that a large quantity of mail deemed “undeliverable” was scattered along I-285 in Cobb County from a truck contracted with the United States Postal…

Cobb County January 30, 2025

North Cobb Regional Library debuts book exchange February 10

By Kelly Johnson After forty days, come Monday, February 10, North Cobb Regional Library will open a book exchange. It is perhaps a first for the Cobb County Public Library…

Dance January 30, 2025

Atlanta Ballet presents Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring

By Mark Woolsey An iconic orchestral and ballet composition that sparked a disturbance (some have called it a riot) when it debuted in 1913 Paris gets still another interpretation, this…

Pets and Pet Adoption January 30, 2025

“I’m Googles, and I’m enthusiastically on the lookout for a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black/white border collie. The following information on this potential family member…

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