Articles filed under Health
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3 things small businesses must do for health careSep 28, 2013 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A critical date is approaching for small business owners: Starting Oct. 1, they must make decisions about employee health insurance under the Affordable Care ...
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Area groups to spread word about Affordable Care ActSep 28, 2013 11:00 pm - The rollout of the Affordable Care Act is here, and a massive push is under way to ensure everyone knows it. While the state is taking the lead with mass media advertisi...
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FDA lays out rules for some smartphone health appsSep 28, 2013 7:25 am - WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration officials say they will begin regulating a new wave of applications and gadgets that work with smartphones to take medical read...
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Illinois short on ‘Obamacare’ guidesSep 27, 2013 6:35 pm - Only a fraction of the expected army of outreach workers will be certified and ready Tuesday to help Illinois residents sign up for insurance under President Barack Obam...
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Learn how to go green at Fox Valley Holistic Health CelebrationSep 27, 2013 2:40 pm - Are you ready to “green” your life? Take the first steps at the fifth annual Fox Valley Holistic Health Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 29. Nearly 80 area exhibitors will ...
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Affordable Care Act explained at Schaumburg librarySep 27, 2013 11:27 am - The “Be Covered Illinois” program will be outlined and explained at several dates and times at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road in Schaumbur...
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Senate OKs budget bill, but fight not overSep 27, 2013 11:13 am - WASHINGTON — A potential federal shutdown hurtling ever closer, the Senate dealt an emphatic defeat to a core of rebellious young conservatives Friday and approved legis...
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Obama’s no-negotiation stance setting new toneSep 27, 2013 8:36 am - WASHINGTON — This time, President Barack Obama says, he’s not budging. This is the confrontational Obama, the “Make my day” president, betting Republicans blink to avoid...
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Panel takes Obamacare questions in St. CharlesSep 27, 2013 5:30 am - Expanded Medicaid eligibility may be the largest way the Affordable Care Act helps Illinois residents who can't afford health insurance, according to a panel of experts ...
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Health law online sign-up delayed for small firmsSep 26, 2013 6:30 pm - WASHINGTON — Days before the debut of new online insurance markets, a couple of last-minute technical glitches with President Barack Obama’s health care law are making s...