Articles filed under Health
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Editorial: Prepare now for ‘aging in place’Oct 04, 2013 5:00 am - Anyone who lives long enough to face decisions about long-term care inevitably will have to determine the best place to live. While remaining in one’s home is the first ...
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Budget, debt unresolved on shutdown’s 3rd dayOct 03, 2013 8:37 am - WASHINGTON — Three days into a government shutdown, President Barack Obama pointedly blamed House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday for keeping federal agencies closed, w...
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Computer glitches linger for Illinois health exchangeOct 02, 2013 6:58 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ CHICAGO — Illinois officials thanked state residents for their patience Wednesday, the second day of a new online healt...
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Advocate Good Shepherd breaks ground on campus modernization projectOct 02, 2013 6:27 pm - Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington broke ground on its long-awaited campus modernization project Wednesday, according to a news release. More than 100 attend...
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Health plan prices on Illinois marketplace emergeOct 02, 2013 4:50 pm - Information on the prices of the health insurance policies available on the new Illinois marketplace is emerging, but slowly. The federal government released some prices...
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Get Covered Illinois sees more than 231,000 visitsOct 02, 2013 4:49 pm - Illinois officials say more than 231,000 people have visited the Get Covered Illinois website, many of them looking for information on new options for health insurance. ...
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Huntley hospital construction won't start this monthOct 02, 2013 10:00 am - The much-anticipated construction of a new hospital in Huntley won't begin this month. A hearing date might be set today in the Advocate and Mercy health systems' joint ...
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Pressure mounts to fix health insurance exchangesOct 02, 2013 9:33 am - The pressure is on for the federal government and states running their own health insurance exchanges to get the systems up and running after overloaded websites and jam...
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House’s two Kings personify GOP splitOct 02, 2013 8:30 am - WASHINGTON — Two Republican Kings — who, for different reasons, voted against party leaders’ last failed attempt to prevent President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul...
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White House meeting yields no progress on shutdownOct 02, 2013 8:30 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama brought congressional leaders to the White House on Wednesday for the first time since a partial government shutdown began, but there...