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Most Americans are concerned about higher health care costs next year, an AP-NORC poll finds

By ALI SWENSON and LINLEY SANDERS
Oct 21, 2025 7:28 am - Most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as they make decisions about next year’s health coverage and a government shutdown keeps future health costs in limbo for millions.
Trump hosts Senate Republicans as shutdown drags into fourth week

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Oct 21, 2025 7:24 am - As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse to negotiate on any Democratic demands.
The workers whose health care is most at stake in the government shutdown

By Peter Whoriskey
Oct 18, 2025 1:44 pm - They are restaurateurs and beauticians, landscapers and mediators, chiropractors and funeral directors. They are freelancers, contractors and gig workers. And they now find themselves stuck in the middle of the political battle that has shut down the government.
Trump order against ‘harm reduction’ could lead to more drug-related deaths, local advocates warn

By Amanda Marrazzo
Oct 18, 2025 11:25 am - A Crystal Lake mother whose son died from a fentanyl overdose says a recent order issued by President Donald Trump to restrict federal funds from being spent on so-called harm reduction will only result in more drug-related deaths.
Annual free health clinic happening this weekend at Judson University in Elgin

By Jake Griffin
Oct 16, 2025 4:26 pm - The 6th Annual Heal Elgin Health Two-Day Health Clinic is happening Saturday and Sunday at the Lindner Fitness Center at Judson University located at 1151 N. State St. in Elgin.
Congress should extend ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits and open the government

By Elliot Richardson
Oct 11, 2025 1:00 pm - Small businesses want to provide health benefits to their employees because it promotes a healthy and productive workforce and allows them to compete for talent with larger enterprises.
AstraZeneca agrees to lower drug prices for Medicaid under Trump administration deal

By WILL WEISSERT
Oct 10, 2025 8:27 pm - WASHINGTON — AstraZeneca on Friday became the second major pharmaceutical manufacturer to announce it had agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid unde...
Cold comfort: New cooler, freezer help Palatine food pantry fight food insecurity

By Steve Zalusky
Oct 06, 2025 4:36 pm - A Palatine food pantry has enhanced its ability to provide fresh, nutritious food through a $315,100 Endeavor Health Community Investment Fund grant.
CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients

By MIKE STOBBE
Oct 06, 2025 3:24 pm - NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone ...
Speaker Johnson says it's up to Democrats to ‘stop the madness’ on shutdown's sixth day

By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH BOAK
Oct 06, 2025 2:02 pm - Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the federal government as the shutdown entered its sixth day. House Speaker Mike Johnson said “there's nothing for us to negotiate” while House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries declared the “time is now” to work out a deal on health care.

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