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What Chicago Thinks About Health Care
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FACT CHECK: With Obama rosy, Romney foreboding, on health law, beware the claims
The Washington Post reports: WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama promises nothing will change for people who like their health coverage except it’ll become more affordable, but the facts don’t back him up. Mitt Romney groundlessly calls the health care law a slayer of...
ACA Decision: What Happens Now?
Insurance News Net.com reports: "The Supreme Court's decision to uphold all but one provision in the Affordable Care Act means that for now, at least, one of the most far-reaching overhauls of the nation's health-care system will be the law of the land. New rules for...
Thousands of Illinoisans to be affected by Medicaid cuts
SR-J.com reports: "Beginning today, Larry Bonner must make sure he gets prior approval from the state to continue receiving the prescription drugs he needs for chronic pain, asthma, arthritis, diabetes, heart problems and mental illness. As $1.6 billion in cuts to...
WebMD’s Health Insurance Navigator Answers Your Questions
Web MD reports: "June 29, 2012 -- The Supreme Court's decision on the health care reform law left many people confused about their health insurance and what will happen in the future. Here, WebMD answers some of the most common questions that came in from readers...
Increasing rolls pressures Medicaid budget
Chicago Health Care Daily reports: The massive expansion of Medicaid upheld Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court will likely add more than $1 billion over five years to the cost of Illinois' struggling program, which can little afford any additional financial...
Quinn says Illinois can now go forward with health care plans
Chicago Tribune reports: Gov. Pat Quinn today said the Supreme Court's ruling clears the way for Illinois to move forward with plans to expand health care, saying 1.5 million people who don't have coverage will qualify for insurance beginning Jan. 1, 2014. "What we...
Quinn applauds Supreme Court health care ruling
Chicago Business News reports: June 28, 2012 (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday hailed the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding key provisions of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, and said he now will look to the state Legislature to pass a law...
Illinois scrambles to implement health care reform
My Fox Chicago reports: Here in the President's home state, many top officials expected the High Court to overturn his health care plan. They're now scrambling to enact legislation needed to implement Obamacare, but Illinois will miss an important mid-November...
No more wait-and-see for employers
Benefits Pro reports: Employers have been in wait-and-see mode pending the Supreme Court decision on health care reform legislation. If the court had overturned it, several mandates would have been scrapped for employers. Now they will need to quickly turn their...