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Illinois misses July 1 deadline to establish temporary risk pool

Chicago Sun Times – Illinois likely won’t be able to start enrolling people in the state’s temporary high-risk insurance pool because state legislators failed to pass legislation necessary to establish the temporary high-risk health insurance pool. The deadline for establishment was July 1.

In : Illinois, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, State News, health care, health care reform, health insurance, health reform, health reform legislation, high risk insurance pools, risk pools, Posted on June 21, 2010




Illinois Gets Ready for Health Care Reform

SkokieNet – This week, by a vote of 76-41, the Illinois House of Representatives concurred with the State Senate and passed the Health Care Justice Implementation Act (SB3047). “Passage of SB 3047 confirms Illinois’s commitment to President Obama’s recently passed federal health care reform,” said Jim Duffett, Executive Director of the Campaign for Better Health Care.

In : Illinois, State News, health care, health care reform, health insurance, health reform, health reform legislation, individual health insurance, individual mandate, Posted on May 3, 2010




Deaths Rising for Lack of Insurance, Study Finds

The New York Times – As members of the Obama administration and Congress met on Thursday to try to find common ground on health care, a new report warned that without comprehensive legislation, more than 275,000 adults nationwide will die over the next decade because of a lack of health insurance. Nearly 14,000 of those deaths would occur in New York State.

In : California health insurance, Florida health insurance, Georgia health insurance, Health Care Nightmares, Illinois, Louisiana health insurance, Michigan health insurance, New York health insurance, North Carolina health insurance, Ohio health insurance, Pennsylvania health insurance, State News, Tennessee, Texas, health care, health care reform, health insurance, health reform, health reform legislation, uninsured, Posted on February 26, 2010




Without reform, the future of U.S. health care isn’t pretty

St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Washington insiders say that Republican Scott Brown’s come-from-behind victory in the Massachusetts Senate race changes everything about health care reform. If only that were true.

In : Arizona, Illinois, Missouri health insurance, State News, health reform, health reform legislation, Posted on January 30, 2010




The Best States For Health Care

A new report about the state of the nation’s health care system is providing grist for lawmakers advocating for health care reform on Capitol Hill.

In : Children's Health Insurance, Illinois, State News, Uncategorized, Posted on October 9, 2009




Family health premiums jump 30% over five years

Chicago Sun-Times – The average cost of family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance in Illinois jumped 30 percent from 2003 to 2008, according to a Commonwealth Fund report.

In : Employer-Sponsored Plans, Health Care Nightmares, Illinois, State News, Posted on August 21, 2009




Low pay from Medicaid keeps doctors away from primary care

Chicago Tribune – Look no further than the Illinois Medicaid program to understand why more physicians are not being lured into the primary-care profession.

In : Health Care Nightmares, Illinois, Medicaid, State News, Posted on June 29, 2009