Articles filed under Health
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Condell earns eighth consecutive A grade for patient safetyNov 03, 2015 12:00 am - LIBERTYVILLE - Advocate Condell Medical Center is recognized with an "A" Hospital Safety Score for the eighth consecutive term by The Leapfrog Group. Leapfrog analysts...
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DuPage Medical Group to acquire Pronger Smith MedicalCareNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - Downers Grove-based DuPage Medical Group, an independent multispecialty physician group in the western suburbs, said Monday it intends to acquire Pronger Smith MedicalCa...
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Prices, politics challenge health law's 3rd sign-up seasonNov 01, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's insurance website is faster and easier to use, but as a third sign-up season gets underway, President Barack Obama's health care law i...
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Rates expected to rise for key Affordable Care Act plansNov 01, 2015 5:18 am - The prices for a popular and important group of health plans sold through the federal insurance exchange will climb by an average of 7.5 percent for the coming year, a j...
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Seniors can often save big money by switching Medicare plansNov 01, 2015 4:21 am - When Mildred Fine received the annual notice informing her about changes to her Medicare prescription drug plan for 2016, she was shocked. If she stayed with her plan, h...
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Feds: Switch plans, save on health insuranceOct 30, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - "It pays to shop" is the message from the government, two days before the start of the third sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health care ove...
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California Targets African Americans And Latinos In New Round Of ObamacareOct 30, 2015 7:00 am - Covered California still faces major challenges in enrolling African-Americans and Latinos as the state’s health insurance exchange launches its third open enrollment ...
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National survey rates top local hospitals for patient safetyOct 30, 2015 1:00 am - Fourteen Chicago and suburban hospitals earned top grades for the fourth year in a row in national ratings for patient safety. The ratings were released this week atHosp...
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Marianjoy joining Northwestern Medicine in 2016Oct 29, 2015 1:00 am - Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton is set to become of a member of Northwestern Medicine in 2016, officials announced Thursday. Representatives from Northweste...
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Sagent debuts injection drugOct 28, 2015 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc. Wednesday announced the launch of chlorothiazide codium for injection, a diuretic/antihypertensive agent in single-dose vial. It...