Articles filed under Health
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Illinois expecting flood of Medicaid applicationsJan 16, 2014 4:16 pm - In a matter of days, state workers processing Medicaid applications for Illinois residents who signed up under President Barack Obama’s health care law will face a monst...
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Quinn creates Illinois health innovation officeJan 16, 2014 2:47 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has created a new state office to oversee changes in health care, including efforts to expand the workforce and restructure services for people with disab...
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Single mom uses education to turn life around in a yearJan 14, 2014 4:30 am - Last January, Lindsay Beckman was struggling after a series of low-paying jobs. The single mom was grateful that she could bring her two young daughters to the office of...
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More than 61,000 Illinoisans have picked health plansJan 13, 2014 3:00 pm - More than 61,000 Illinois residents signed up for private insurance coverage in the first three months they were able to through the troubled HealthCare.gov website — 6,...
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Seven Good Shepherd doctors named top in regionJan 13, 2014 2:31 pm - Seven physicians from Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Lake Barrington were recognized among Chicago’s 2014 “Top Doctors” in the January issue of Chicago Magazine. ...
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Health care website frustrates Spanish speakersJan 12, 2014 9:12 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — People around the nation who are trying to navigate the Spanish version of the federal health care website have discovered their own set of difficult...
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Growing number of seniors caring for other seniorsJan 12, 2014 6:04 am - NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — Paul Gregoline lies in bed, awaiting the helper who will get him up, bathed and groomed. He is 92 years old, has Alzheimer’s disease and needs a hand...
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4 questions to ask before next health overhaul deadlineJan 12, 2014 5:22 am - More than 2 million Americans met the health care overhaul’s deadline last month to sign up for insurance coverage that started Jan. 1. But the enrollment window hasn’t ...
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VA under fire for proposed disability filing ruleJan 11, 2014 2:51 pm - WASHINGTON — For veterans seeking disability compensation, the application process is supposed to be so easy that a handwritten note on a napkin will initiate a claim or...