High-risk patients may be stuck paying high ratesThe Associated PressThe existing program is called the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan, ICHIP. Thirty-four other states have similar programs. ...The high-risk patients may be stuck paying too much (AP)News Trends (blog)High-risk patients may be stuck paying high ratesKWQC 6all 93 news articles »
Bradenton HeraldHealth care reform: Is your business ready?Oak Brook Business LedgerThe health care reform law is designed to prohibit abusive rescissions of coverage by insurance companies when an individual gets sick as a way of avoiding ...'If Mama's Not Happy ...'Corporate Counselall 456 news articles »
Trustmark extends health coverage to adult children under 26 ahead of deadlineChicago TribuneOther health insurance companies also are complying ahead of the deadline. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, for example, implemented the change to ...The Trustmark Companies Extends Health Coverage to Graduating College Students ...Marketwire (press release)all 6 news articles »
ChicagoistQuinn wants lawmakers to approve health coverage for high-risk individualsChicago Tribune (blog)Pat Quinn today urged lawmakers to approve legislation to provide health coverage for high-risk people who have a tough time getting insurance and tap $200 ...Gov Asks For Health Care ReformsMyFox IllinoisGovernor Quinn Announces Ground-breaking Consumer Health Insurance Reform ...IGNN (press release)Quinn urges lawmakers to pass healthcare reformABC7Chicago.comCBS2 Chicagoall 82 news articles »
Hospital executives detail merger reasons, processWREX-TVIf created, the new entity would be called OSF Healthcare System's Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin Region. OSF would form a local board of ...and more »
Health reform presents solutions, challengesBusiness InsuranceDitto for the levy on health insurers beginning in 2014. The law's health insurance market reforms make it hard to envision how private insurers can earn ...and more »
TopNews Singapore (press release)Medicare Changes in National Health ReformInsurance News Net (press release)The vast majority of Illinois seniors receive coverage through a traditional Medicare plan (Part A or Part B). For those that receive coverage through a ...Bogus health care insurance sales likely to escalatenwitimes.comObamacare Will Kill Medical TechnologyBig Government (blog)Obamacare Will Kill Medical TechnologyChicagoNow (blog)all 183 news articles »
WSLS.comStates Resist Creating Pools to Help Americans Denied Health Insurance ...Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON-- As many as 20 states likely will not operate new insurance programs for Americans who have been denied health coverage, forcing the federal ...Health reform rule-making creates battle lines between insurers, DemocratsAmerican Medical NewsSome Republican states opting out of high risk health insurance poolsNews-Medical.netall 341 news articles »
Audit: Illinois' 'All Kids' Expansion Costs $70MCBS2 ChicagoCHICAGO (AP) ― Expanding the "All Kids" health insurance program cost Illinois $70 million last year, a figure that could have been reduced if ...Audit: Illinois' 'All Kids' expansion costs $70MBelleville News Democratall 23 news articles »
Triage this patient in need of a cureChicago Daily HeraldA state audit of a program created by Rod Blagojevich to boost health insurance coverage for children found alarming waste and mismanagement. ...