Articles filed under Health
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Texas’ Changing Relationship To ObamacareNov 03, 2015 6:00 am - The online federal insurance marketplace opened for business Sunday. It’s the third year of open enrollment for these subsidized plans, established by the Affordable C...
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Constable: Weather's great, but no daylight after work to enjoy itNov 03, 2015 4:27 am - The thermometer should edge into the 70s today. Too bad it will be too dark to see it. Our giddiness about the return of glorious fall weather is tempered by the arrival...
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Why Lake County employee health bonuses cost taxpayers $167,373Nov 03, 2015 12:00 am - When Lake County's annual 5K run got underway last year it cost taxpayers an additional $11,850. That's because 237 government employees registered for the race and rece...
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Condell earns eighth consecutive A grade for patient safetyNov 03, 2015 12:00 am - LIBERTYVILLE - Advocate Condell Medical Center is recognized with an "A" Hospital Safety Score for the eighth consecutive term by The Leapfrog Group. Leapfrog analysts...
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DuPage Medical Group to acquire Pronger Smith MedicalCareNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - Downers Grove-based DuPage Medical Group, an independent multispecialty physician group in the western suburbs, said Monday it intends to acquire Pronger Smith MedicalCa...
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Prices, politics challenge health law's 3rd sign-up seasonNov 01, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's insurance website is faster and easier to use, but as a third sign-up season gets underway, President Barack Obama's health care law i...
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Rates expected to rise for key Affordable Care Act plansNov 01, 2015 5:18 am - The prices for a popular and important group of health plans sold through the federal insurance exchange will climb by an average of 7.5 percent for the coming year, a j...
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Seniors can often save big money by switching Medicare plansNov 01, 2015 4:21 am - When Mildred Fine received the annual notice informing her about changes to her Medicare prescription drug plan for 2016, she was shocked. If she stayed with her plan, h...
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Feds: Switch plans, save on health insuranceOct 30, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - "It pays to shop" is the message from the government, two days before the start of the third sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health care ove...
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California Targets African Americans And Latinos In New Round Of ObamacareOct 30, 2015 7:00 am - Covered California still faces major challenges in enrolling African-Americans and Latinos as the state’s health insurance exchange launches its third open enrollment ...