Articles filed under Health
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Medicaid paid $12 million for dead people in IllinoisApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois Medicaid program paid an estimated $12 million for medical services for people listed as deceased in other state records, according to an internal state gov...
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Late sign-ups improve outlook for Obama health lawApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A surge of eleventh-hour enrollments has improved the outlook for President Barack Obama's health care law, with more people signing up overall and a much-n...
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Defend 'Obamacare' unabashedly, some Democrats sayApr 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - With enrollments higher than expected, and costs lower, some Democrats say it's time to stop hiding from the president's health care overhaul, even in this ...
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Astellas to pay $7.3 million settlementApr 16, 2014 1:01 am - The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday that an Northbrook-based pharmaceutical company will pay $7.3 million to resolve allegations involving the marketing of t...
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Health benefits for future Naperville councils still uncertainApr 16, 2014 1:01 am - The Naperville City Council has taken a step toward eliminating health insurance for future council members and mayors as the debate about benefits for elected officials...
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Cadence names new president of Delnor HospitalApr 15, 2014 1:00 am - Cadence Health has named Maureen Bryant as president of Delnor Hospital in Geneva. Bryant also was named executive vice president of Cadence Health, the parent company o...
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Tight wedding ring, other subtle changes pointed to tumorApr 13, 2014 8:00 am - At an age when men typically develop wrinkles, wake up with a few new aches and find gray in the hairs they haven't lost, Phil Van Duyne of Roselle says the changes were...
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DuPage Medical Group building opens Monday in WheatonApr 11, 2014 1:01 am - Earth-toned walls, wood accents and calming photos of nature will welcome patients when the DuPage Medical Group building in downtown Wheaton opens Monday. The group hos...
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Subway: 'Yoga mat' chemical almost out of breadApr 11, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Subway says an ingredient dubbed the "yoga mat" chemical will be entirely phased out of its bread by next week. The disclosure comes as Subway has suffered fr...
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Sebelius: Work at HHS is the 'cause of my life'Apr 11, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the government is making "tremendous progress" toward fixing what she called a broken health syst...