Articles filed under Health
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Drug Prices, Opioids, And Obamacare: A Conversation With Assemblyman Jim WoodJan 30, 2017 6:00 am - California policymakers are facing a busy year, as a Republican-controlled Congress inches closer to rolling back key provisions of the Affordable Care Act and debate ov...
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Relay For Life of Northern DuPage aims to unite nine communitiesJan 30, 2017 5:00 am - Being diagnosed with cancer can feel isolating, as if a line suddenly separates you from your cancer-free family and friends. But an event in the works aims to show canc...
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Poll: Broad worries about losing health coverageJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Though "Obamacare" still divides Americans, a majority worries many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation's long-running politic...
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Arizona Children Could Lose Big Under Obamacare RepealJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - Like any college student, Vanessa Ramirez never expected chemotherapy would be part of her busy school schedule. “I don’t have any history of cancer in my family, so...
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Repeal Ripples: Five Obamacare Exchange Chiefs Contemplate An Uncertain FutureJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - The health insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act are in their fourth year of selling health insurance plans to people who don’t get insurance throu...
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Naperville teen with cancer leads drive to help familiesJan 27, 2017 5:00 am - Before Justin Wegner had surgery to remove about 200 cancerous tumors in his abdomen, he reached out to his alma mater. He had an idea, and he thought the JKB club at N...
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Aurora passes law to help 9-year-old baker with food allergiesJan 25, 2017 12:00 am - Nine-year-old Savannah Ray of Aurora will be able to sell her homemade cupcakes thanks to the tenacity of her mom and another young entrepreneur. A downstate 11-year-old...
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One GOP Plan Says Calif. And Other States That Like Their Obamacare Can Keep ItJan 24, 2017 6:00 am - States could keep their federally funded insurance exchange with consumer protections intact under a proposal unveiled Monday by two Republican U.S. Senators. Sens. Bill...
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Spraying for adult mosquitoes may be coming to DuPage preservesJan 24, 2017 12:00 am - Proposal would allow spraying of adults as 'last-resort option' in face of W. Nile, Zika
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Naperville goals: Decrease mental health calls, fill business vacanciesJan 23, 2017 4:30 am - As part of Naperville's push to release more data for public information and analysis, the city has set a series of goals: • Fill vacant storefronts and office spaces. ...