Articles filed under Health
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Buffalo Grove doctor charged in national health care fraud sweepJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - A Buffalo Grove physician is among 301 people charged in connection with a nationwide health care fraud sweep disclosed this week, the largest such action in U.S. histor...
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Harper College deal would mean indoor pool for Palatine residentsJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - Palatine Park District residents could be just two years away from a long-sought indoor pool through a pending agreement between the district and Harper College. Harper ...
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HHS Targets Young Adults In 2017 Obamacare Enrollment PlanJun 21, 2016 7:00 am - Amid early signs that insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act might rise significantly next year, administration officials Tuesday previewed their plans to incr...
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Feds will use tax penalty data to find uninsured millennialsJun 21, 2016 7:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - With time running out for the Obama administration to prove the success of the Affordable Care Act, officials are aggressively targeting a g...
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Early Bird Discount Available Now: Santa Hustle 5K ChicagoJun 20, 2016 11:00 pm - Grab a group and make plans to participate in the 8th annual Santa Hustle 5K on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Chicago! Early bird specials are available now through July...
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Germ sleuths go high-tech in battle against drug resistanceJun 19, 2016 7:16 am - After salmonella poisoned people in Minnesota in 2014, state germ sleuths already had a suspicion of what the culprit might be: raw, stuffed chicken that had caused clos...
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Advocate, NorthShore hospital merger on holdJun 17, 2016 1:00 am - A federal judge approved a motion Friday by state and federal authorities to put the Advocate Health Care and NorthShore University HealthSystem merger on hold. The Fed...
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Study Projects Sharper Increases In Obamacare Premiums For 2017Jun 15, 2016 7:00 am - Next year’s premiums for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act could rise more than in past years in most markets and declines might be rare, according to a pr...
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Report: New evidence of rising 'Obamacare' premiumsJun 15, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Premiums for popular low-cost medical plans under the federal health care law are expected to go up an average of 11 percent next year, said a study th...
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FTC files appeal in Advocate-NorthShore mergerJun 15, 2016 1:00 am - The Federal Trade Commission and the Illinois attorney general's office Wednesday filed a motion seeking to stop the merger between Downers Grove-based Advocate Health C...