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Illinois submits big Obamacare rate increases to the feds
The Chicago Tribune reports: "Hundreds of thousands of Illinois consumers who buy health insurance on the state's Obamacare exchange will likely see average rates increase by 16 to 37 percent next year for the lowest-priced plans, according to a new analysis. The...
Republicans now have a drop-dead date for replacing Obamacare
Yahoo Finance reports: "Republicans have only one month to pass legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare through the process by which they tried and failed earlier this summer. According to a Friday ruling from the Senate parliamentarian, the window to pass an...
Trump Administration Sharply Cuts Spending on Health Law Enrollment
The NY Times reports: "The Trump administration is slashing spending on advertising and promotion for enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, a move some critics charged was a blatant attempt to sabotage the law. Officials with the Department of Health and Human...
Most common questions about ACA insurance
Yahoo Finance reports: "Welcome to Fix My Finances, a Yahoo Finance personal finance series. Each episode, we take a look at one viewer’s financial state of affairs and offer advice, insight and information on a variety of issues, including how to save more, spend...
‘Breakthrough’ Leukemia Drug Also Portends ‘Quantum Leap’ In Cost
Kaiser Health News reports: "When doctors talk about a new leukemia drug from Novartis, they ooze enthusiasm, using words like “breakthrough,” “revolutionary” and “a watershed moment.” But when they think about how much the therapy is likely to cost, their tone turns...
7 Healthcare Expenses Medicare Won’t Pay For — The Motley Fool
Yahoo Beauty reports: "If you're looking forward to getting Medicare because you think this health insurance for seniors will provide comprehensive coverage, you may end up disappointed. Studies have shown seniors with high-prescription drug needs could incur as much...
Where Obamacare Has Become Unaffordable, Short Term Health Insurance Can Help
Forbes reports: "Next time you run into someone who minimizes the problems with Obamacare, I want you to introduce them to Fay. She's a reasonably healthy 60 year old grandmother living in Fayette County, Illinois and earns about 450% of the federal poverty level...
Aetna may offer customers a free Apple Watch as a perk
Yahoo Finance reports: "Health insurer Aetna is already giving its workers free Apple Watches (plus a handful of regular customers), but it now looks ready to expand those bonuses to everyone. CNBCsources understand that Aetna is in talks with Apple to offer a free or...
How much more will health care cost your company in 2018?
Crain's Chicago Business reports: "Around this time of year, many human resources executives and brokers are putting the finishing touches on health insurance plans they'll offer to employees in the fall. They face tough questions: Will rising costs be swallowed by...
One Illinois medical center lands on list of best U.S. hospitals
Crains Chicago Business reports: "Northwestern Memorial Hospital is the only Illinois medical center to land among the best 20 hospitals nationwide, according to new rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Compared to the previous year's list, the local powerhouse...