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	<title>Health Insurance News &#38; Opinion &#187; Illinois</title>
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		<title>The Best States For Health Care</title>
		<link>http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/09/best-states-healthcare-business-washington-reform.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Children's Health Insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report about the state of the nation&#8217;s health care system is providing grist for lawmakers advocating for health care reform on Capitol Hill.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A new report about the state of the nation&#8217;s health care system is providing grist for lawmakers advocating for <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; color: #003399; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;" rel="nofollow" href="http://topics.forbes.com/health%20care%20reform">health care reform</a> on Capitol Hill.</p>
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		<title>Family health premiums jump 30% over five years</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago Sun-Times &#8211; 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.
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		<title>Low pay from Medicaid keeps doctors away from primary care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago Tribune &#8211; Look no further than the Illinois Medicaid program to understand why more physicians are not being lured into the primary-care profession.
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