Articles filed under Health
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U.S. health care reform efforts throughout historyJun 28, 2012 7:40 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law follows a century of debate over what role the government should play in hel...
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Wauconda health care center wants to add 40 bedsJun 28, 2012 5:30 am - A Wauconda health care center that has served area residents for more than 25 years, may be ready to grow. Officials from the Wauconda Healthcare and Rehabilitation Cent...
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Obama: Supreme Court ruling victory for all peopleJun 28, 2012 5:00 am - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld virtually all of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that nearly ev...
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Illinois not ready to meet health care targetJun 26, 2012 3:56 pm - An Illinois Democrat who has led work on implementing a key part of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul now says the state will need to partner with the federa...
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Alexian breaks ground on $7.5 million hospice centerJun 26, 2012 2:19 pm - Alexian Brothers Health System on Tuesday broke ground for a $7.5 million hospice residence facility near their main medical campus in Elk Grove Village. The hospice res...
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Small business after Supreme Court health rulingJun 24, 2012 7:33 am - NEW YORK — Small business owners will be watching when the Supreme Court issues its ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Th...
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Why is health care spending decreasing?Jun 24, 2012 6:57 am - WASHINGTON — Health care spending has eased up recently, a welcome respite for government and corporate budgets. But why has it? And will relief last or are medical cost...
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Schaumburg couple welcomes new Ronald McDonald HouseJun 24, 2012 5:00 am - When the world's largest Ronald McDonald House opens in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood this Tuesday, Schaumburg residents Brian Loeger and his wife Leanne Redden w...
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Home health care a vital serviceJun 23, 2012 3:24 pm - In the column titled, “A modern American economy has universal health care” a national columnist attacks every element of the health care system. But the facts prove the...
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Health careers class soon coming to District 158Jun 21, 2012 8:56 pm - A new class will show high school students in Huntley Unit District 158 that there’s more to the medical field than being a doctor or a nurse. The school board on Thurs...