Articles filed under Health
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Finding the 1 in 10 who insure themselvesJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - The group most directly affected by the implementation of the Affordable Care Act's insurance markets - those who buy insurance on their own directly from an insurer or ...
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Poll: Many still struggle to pay health premiumsJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Most people who signed up under President Barack Obama's health care law rate their new insurance highly, but a substantial number are struggling with the c...
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Kraft Foods recalls 260 cases of VelveetaJun 19, 2014 1:00 am - Northfieldo-based Kraft is recalling Velveeta cheese from Walmart stores in as many as 12 states, including Illinois, because the cheese lacks the proper amount of pres...
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Report: Tax credits cut health-insurance premiums by 76 percentJun 18, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Americans who qualify for tax credits through the new federal insurance exchange are paying an average of $82 a month in premiums for their coverage — a...
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FDA prepares long-awaited plan to reduce saltJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Food companies and restaurants could soon face government pressure to make their foods less salty - a long-awaited federal effort to try to prevent thousand...
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Obama setting aside massive Pacific Ocean preserveJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Vowing to protect fragile marine life, President Barack Obama acted Tuesday to create the world's largest ocean preserve by expanding a national monument hi...
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Alexian, Adventist plan to partnerJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - Alexian Brothers Health System, which has five hospitals in Elk Grove Village and Hoffman Estates, and Adventist Midwest Health, which has four suburban hospitals, h...
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New community health center proposed in WheatonJun 16, 2014 5:30 am - A community center with a variety of public health resources may soon be coming to the DuPage County complex in Wheaton. Representatives from the DuPage County Health D...
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Lawmaker wants probe of $33 million health campaignJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - A Republican state lawmaker has called for an investigation into how Illinois spent $33 million in federal money to promote President Barack Obama's health care law - in...
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Quinn signs Medicaid service restorationJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law Monday that would restore some Medicaid services the state cut in 2012 and could give Illinois access to about $2.4 billion in federal money ...