Articles filed under Health
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Overhaul website problems may trigger price hikesDec 19, 2013 7:32 am - Problems with the government’s main health care overhaul website carry a bigger risk than frequent crashes: Higher prices could follow for many Americans if technical tr...
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Huntley board to review final plans for hospital ThursdayDec 18, 2013 4:10 pm - The Huntley village board is expected to review final plans Thursday night for Centegra Health System’s proposed $233 million hospital. The 360,000-square-foot facility ...
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Thousands told to start over on health insuranceDec 18, 2013 3:50 pm - Illinois officials are emailing and calling thousands of people, advising them to start over on their health insurance applications if they believe the federal governmen...
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Insurers allow more time to pay under health lawDec 18, 2013 10:42 am - Washington Post WASHINGTON — The nation’s health insurance industry decided Wednesday to extend the deadline until Jan. 10 for Americans to pay for coverage that starts ...
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Hospital coalition gets $7M grant for data networkDec 18, 2013 5:00 am - An Illinois health care coalition has been awarded a $7 million federal grant to set up a clinical data research network. The coalition includes 20 health and hospital o...
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Suburban health insurance navigators gear upDec 18, 2013 4:30 am - Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect the correct name of VNA Health Care Batavia residents Doug and Amy Thompson sat at a small table during a Geneva health ...
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Obama meets with tech CEOs amid NSA concernsDec 17, 2013 6:34 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday discussed the troubled federal health care website, government surveillance and other issues with executives from Google, ...
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Horizon Pharma to be added to Nasdaq indexDec 17, 2013 9:02 am - Deerfield-baseed Horizon Pharma has been selected for addition to the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index effective Monday. The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index is designed to track th...
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Sticker shock may await health insurance buyersDec 15, 2013 2:57 pm - The next big challenge for the nation’s health care law may be sticker shock, when consumers find they’re still paying high medical bills after buying low-cost insurance...
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Poll: Health law seen as eroding coverageDec 15, 2013 2:55 pm - WASHINGTON — Americans who already have health insurance are blaming President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul for their rising premiums and deductibles, and overall...