Articles filed under Health
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Harper College offers free ultrasoundsDec 20, 2013 4:42 pm - The Harper College Diagnostic Medical Sonography programs are seeking volunteers interested in receiving free ultrasounds. Available tests include obstetric ultrasounds...
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Centegra gets final OK for Huntley hospitalDec 20, 2013 9:00 am - Centegra Health System won final approval to build a hospital in Huntley, almost three years to the day the McHenry-based health provider announced plans to build it...
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Options set for those lacking new health coverageDec 20, 2013 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — People whose existing health care insurance has been canceled because of the Affordable Care Act will not be hit with tax penalties for failing to line up n...
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Hotline hours extended to offer insurance helpDec 20, 2013 6:06 am - An Illinois hotline for people who need help signing up for new federal health insurance is extending its hours through Monday. That’s an important deadline under Presid...
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Overhaul website problems may trigger price hikesDec 19, 2013 7:32 am - Problems with the government’s main health care overhaul website carry a bigger risk than frequent crashes: Higher prices could follow for many Americans if technical tr...
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Huntley board to review final plans for hospital ThursdayDec 18, 2013 4:10 pm - The Huntley village board is expected to review final plans Thursday night for Centegra Health System’s proposed $233 million hospital. The 360,000-square-foot facility ...
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Thousands told to start over on health insuranceDec 18, 2013 3:50 pm - Illinois officials are emailing and calling thousands of people, advising them to start over on their health insurance applications if they believe the federal governmen...
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Insurers allow more time to pay under health lawDec 18, 2013 10:42 am - Washington Post WASHINGTON — The nation’s health insurance industry decided Wednesday to extend the deadline until Jan. 10 for Americans to pay for coverage that starts ...
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Hospital coalition gets $7M grant for data networkDec 18, 2013 5:00 am - An Illinois health care coalition has been awarded a $7 million federal grant to set up a clinical data research network. The coalition includes 20 health and hospital o...
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Suburban health insurance navigators gear upDec 18, 2013 4:30 am - Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect the correct name of VNA Health Care Batavia residents Doug and Amy Thompson sat at a small table during a Geneva health ...