Articles filed under Health
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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...
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Government shutdown wouldn’t stop ObamacareSep 26, 2013 8:48 am - WASHINGTON — Republicans pulling on the budget thread can’t neatly unravel President Barack Obama’s health care law. A partial government shutdown next week would leave ...
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Local experts eye effects of looming health care lawSep 25, 2013 6:00 pm - Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Hospital expects a gradual increase in the demand for the services of primary care doctors as the Affordable Care Act unfolds...
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Health marketplace to be called 'Get Covered Illinois'Sep 25, 2013 1:00 pm - Illinois officials have decided on a brand name for the new health insurance marketplace set to open Tuesday. Gov. Pat Quinn's administration unveiled the name Wednesday...
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Despite Cruz, Senate heads toward Obamacare voteSep 25, 2013 7:28 am - WASHINGTON — Tea Party conservative Sen. Ted Cruz ended his all-night talkathon to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health care law after 21 hours and 19 minutes as th...
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Premiums unveiled for health overhaul plansSep 25, 2013 7:22 am - WASHINGTON — With new health insurance markets launching next week, the Obama administration is unveiling premiums and plan choices for 36 states where the federal gover...
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Moderate rates set for Indiana insurance exchangeSep 25, 2013 6:49 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Insurance plans in the coming federal health insurance exchange are expected to run from just under $100 per month for some single adults to close to $1,0...