Health Care
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Health care firm to move from Schaumburg to ElginMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - Healthcare Financial Resources, or HFRI LLC, which collects insurance bills for hospital systems, is moving about 200 workers from its Schaumburg headquarters to the...
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End may be near for Lake County's Winchester House nursing homeMar 07, 2016 4:40 am - The private company that operates the Winchester House nursing home has plans to close the county-owned facility in Libertyville and build something new in Mundelein. If...
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Premature triplet leaves Naperville hospital for homeMar 02, 2016 12:00 am - Lukas Smilgiene's birthday was Aug. 27, 2015, but a date just as special to his parents and fellow triplets will be March 2, 2016. On Wednesday afternoon, Lukas went ho...
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Marianjoy, Northwestern close dealMar 01, 2016 12:00 am - About 1,000 workers from Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital joined Northwestern Memorial HealthCare on Tuesday when Northwestern's acquisition closed on the Wheaton-based...
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Study: Bernie Sanders's health plan is actually kind of a train wreck for the poor
Feb 28, 2016 6:36 am - Millions of families among the working poor and lower-middle class would be substantially worse off under the health care plan proposed by Bernie Sanders, according to a...
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Women's heart facts for American Heart MonthFeb 22, 2016 4:30 am - During February, American Heart Month, doctors are educating women that heart attacks can come with atypical symptoms - other than the classic chest pressure or pain - t...
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What you can learn from 36-year-old woman's heart attackFeb 22, 2016 4:30 am - Picture a heart attack survivor, and Jennifer Podkasik of Naperville is not the image that comes to mind. Imagine how a heart attack happens, and the way Podkasik's str...
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Winchester Endoscopy Center partners with Surgical Care AffiliatesFeb 15, 2016 12:00 am - DEERFIELD - Surgical Care Affiliates has partnered with the physician members of Winchester Endoscopy Center in a new ambulatory surgical facility in Libertyville. The c...
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Small businesses traverse health care, tax complexitiesFeb 07, 2016 5:12 am - NEW YORK - As more requirements of the health care law take effect, income tax filing season becomes more complex for small businesses. Companies required to offer healt...
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Abbott to buy medical test maker Alere for $5.8BFeb 01, 2016 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Abbott Laboratories will buy Alere for $4.8 billion as it tries to expand its medical-testing business. The deal is worth $5.8 billion when restricted st...