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Tuesday marks the launch of state health insurance exchanges, a major part of the Affordable Care Act. Among the many changes likely after the new health…
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Is the glass half full or half empty? In Illinois these days, the optimist might be tempted to say that while the glass is still half full, it's also…
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The job of a school nurse is changing. More students suffer from complicated medical problems related to asthma, diabetes and obesity. And more health…
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Not many businesses would provide a service without expecting payment in return.Hospitals often do that. If a woman in labor rushes into the emergency…
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Glitches can be expected when 42 million people become eligible for a government-subsidized prescription drug program. So no one was surprised that there…
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Consumers want options when it comes to affordable health care. There are plenty under the federal government's new prescription drug insurance program,…
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Heart rates are up at the Capitol over what some call a “crisis” in the state’s health care system. Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle say…
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Picture a pristine waiting room with two patients lying quietly on cots. Next door, a doctor checks someone who has a sore throat, while a nurse treats a…
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Did Illinois push so hard to enroll children in KidCare that it broke the Medicaid budget?Medicaid expenditures ran $60 million over budget last fiscal…
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Sylvia Twardowski can expect to make about $28,000 this year as a caregiver for Illinoisans who are developmentally disabled. It's not a bad living.…