Articles filed under Health
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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...
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Madigan warns about health insurance scamsOct 02, 2013 6:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is warning people shopping for health insurance on a new online marketplace not to become the victim of scam artists. The new mark...
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Medical marijuana restrictions to get further review in NapervilleOct 02, 2013 3:00 am - Naperville has taken the first of several steps needed to place zoning restrictions on possible medical marijuana businesses in the city. The city council on Tuesday gav...
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Suburban counselors get few inquiries on first day of health reform actOct 01, 2013 7:01 pm - Suburban in-person counselors didn’t have many visitors Tuesday, the first day to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Instead, most people sought...
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GOP states offer little help on buying insuranceOct 01, 2013 11:43 am - ATLANTA — Republican governors who oppose President Barack Obama’s insurance overhaul have been largely silent on a day when consumers are beginning to peruse newly laun...
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U.S. government shutdown starts to make itself feltOct 01, 2013 8:40 am - PHILADELPHIA — Visitors arrived to find “CLOSED” signs at the Statue of Liberty, the Smithsonian and other parks and historic sites across the country. Callers looking f...