Illinois hospital discounts now available - Chicago Tribune

Illinois hospital discounts now available Chicago Tribune, United States If you don't have health insurance , live in an urban area and make up to 600 percent of the federal poverty level ($132300 for a family of four in 2008) you qualify. By law under the Illinois Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, hospitals can't ...
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Hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans today become eligible
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No April Fooling: Higher Taxes On Tobacco Really Do Reduce Smoking ... - FOXBusiness

AFP No April Fooling: Higher Taxes On Tobacco Really Do Reduce Smoking ... FOXBusiness The federal excise tax will fund a continuation and expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, a program to provide basic health care coverage to children from low-income families that passed Congress with broad bi-partisan support and ... State Senate wants $1 cigarette tax increase as federal hike set ... Chicago Tribune Smokers Fight SCHIP With Tea Bags Cigar Aficionado
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Chicago Cigarette Prices Edge Toward $10 - CBS2 Chicago

Chicago Cigarette Prices Edge Toward $10 CBS2 Chicago, IL Tobacco taxes are soaring to finance a major expansion of health insurance for children. President Barack Obama signed that health initiative soon after taking office. Medical groups see a tax increase right in the middle of a recession as a great ...
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KATU Weigel and Kmiec lock horns over Notre Dame at
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University of Chicago Medical Center in violation of emergency ... - Chicago Tribune

University of Chicago Medical Center in violation of emergency ... Chicago Tribune, United States Such violations, if not corrected to the agency's satisfaction, could lead to a loss of federal funding from the Medicare health insurance program for the elderly, a financial lifeline for hospitals. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on ...
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Teams with
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Existing home sales plunge in February - Chicago Sun-Times

Existing home sales plunge in February Chicago Sun-Times, United States American workers are getting squeezed like no other group by the nation's health insurance woes. While just about all retirees are covered, and nearly 90 percent of children have health insurance , workers now are at significantly higher risk of being ...
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Top insurance regulator blasts industry, calls for reform Chi-Town Daily News, IL More than
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Health centers fill gap in hard times - Vernon Hills Review

Health centers fill gap in hard times Vernon Hills Review, IL By JOHN ROSZKOWSKI jroszkowski@pioneerlocal.com Cynthia Peterson of Vernon Hills has never been without health insurance coverage -- at least until now. A self-employed Realtor who works in Libertyville, Peterson was forced to cancel her health ...
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Chicago Tribune Critics: Ill. budget plan fails to 'cut, cut, cut' Chicago Tribune, United States said House Speaker Michael
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Health centers fill gap in hard times (Vernon Hills Review)

Cynthia Peterson of Vernon Hills has never been without health insurance coverage -- at least until now. A self-employed Realtor who works in Libertyville, Peterson was forced to cancel her health insurance last month because of rising insurance premiums and the sluggish economy.
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Cynthia Peterson of Vernon Hills has never been without health insurance coverage -- at least until now.
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Federal Tax Raises Cigarette Prices - WTAJ

Federal Tax Raises Cigarette Prices WTAJ, PA “I like the idea of the health insurance for the children, im not sure if its fair to the smokers to increase the price of cigarettes,” Denise Hessler of State College said. Researchers from the University of Illinois- Chicago found for every ten ...
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Featuring John H. Cochrane , Myron S. Scholes Professor of Finance,
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Employers will shrink health benefits in 2010 - Jackson Clarion Ledger

Employers will shrink health benefits in 2010 Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS This year, the combined average premium and out-of-pocket costs for health -care coverage for a worker is projected to rise nearly 9 percent, to $3826 a year, Hewitt said. Companies, meanwhile, are expecting to see their health insurance costs rise 6.4 ...
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Indiana town thrives as orthopedic manufacturing capital' Chicago Tribune, United States The declining economy, though,
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In tough times jobless turning to alma maters - Chicago Tribune

In tough times jobless turning to alma maters Chicago Tribune, United States The school also is offering free one-year memberships to alumni who are unemployed but want to take advantage of alumni benefits, such as discounts on prescription drugs and savings on health insurance . "What we're trying to do is package together what ...
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SYS-CON Media Illinois Advocates Take on Health Insurance Industry SYS-CON Media, NJ ...
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