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Illinois’ stack of unpaid medical bills now reaches $3.5 billion
Crain's Chicago Business reports: "The state budget stalemate, which has stretched on for nearly two years, is putting lives on the line, according to emotional testimony out of the Illinois House yesterday. That's because the state's now $12.6 billion backlog also...
Insured Through Your Job? Medicaid? The ACA? Here’s What Could Change For You
Yahoo News reports: "It's even clearer now how much the GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will change health insurance for just about everyone. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office Monday released its estimates of the cost and impact of the House...
A new kind of doctor’s office charges a monthly fee and doesn’t take insurance — and it could be the future of medicine
Yahoo Finance reports: "Dr. Bryan Hill spent his career working as a pediatrician, teaching at a university, and working at a hospital. But in March 2016, he decided he no longer wanted a boss. He took some time off, then one day he got a call asking if he'd be up for...
No one thinks the GOP health bill is a good idea for Illinois
Crains Chicago Business reports: "There are not many things that Republicans and Democrats in Illinois agree on. But there's near universal consensus that House Republicans' proposed Obamacare replacement would do serious harm to Chicago and the state as a whole. The...
Is Medicare Tax-Deductible?
The Motley Fool reports: "Medicare provides critical health benefits to countless senior citizens, and while Part A, which covers hospital visits, typically does not impose a premium, Parts B and D, which cover preventative services and prescription drugs,...
Mendoza criticizes Illinois’ ‘lawless’ fiscal climate
Crain's Chicago Business reports: "Hospitals and doctors treating patients on the state payroll are now owed a collective $4.3 billion, Democratic Comptroller Susana Mendoza highlights in a new report that reflects a "lawless fiscal climate." The annual state report...
House Republicans release long-awaited ObamaCare replacement bill
Fox News reports: "House Republicans on Monday evening released the text of their long-awaited ObamaCare replacement bill, proposing to eliminate the various taxes and penalties tied to the original legislation while still preserving certain patient protections....
4 Surprising Things Medicare Doesn’t Cover (and How You Can Pay for Them)
The Motley Fool reports: "Medicare covers more than 54 million beneficiaries, around 77% of whom are happy with their insurance. Yet this vital social program doesn't cover every single beneficiary's needs. If you're covered by Medicare, or will be soon, it's...
Got health insurance? That doesn’t mean you’ll be able to pay your medical bills.
The Miami Herald reports: "Hospitals around the country are reporting record levels of debt on their books from an unlikely source: patients with health care coverage. As health insurers and employers have shifted health care costs to patients through high deductibles...
Employers gear up for next fight after Cadillac tax
Modern Helthcare.com reports: "Employer and business groups are shifting their lobbying efforts from repealing the Affordable Care Act's unpopular “Cadillac” tax to fighting GOP proposals to chip away at the tax break on employer-provided health insurance. Capping the...