Illinois Healthcare

High-Risk Illinois Patients May Be Stuck Paying High Rates Despite Federal Program

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — For thousands of Illinois residents who pay high health insurance premiums because of medical problems, the new federal health care le...

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Illinois Will Miss Deadline On High-Risk Health Insurance Pool

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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In one of the first major provisions of federal health-care reform, states were supposed to establish temporary high-risk insurance pools for people w...

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More Young Adults Eligible For Parents' Health Coverage Under New Ill. Law

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois parents will be able to continue using their health insurance to cover older dependent children beginning June 1. ...

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Stimulus May Force Illinois To Fix Medical Bill Backlog

Chicago Public Radio | Gabriel Spitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Illinois has been a bit of a deadbeat. The state has piles of unpaid bills--including $2 billion just for Medicaid reimbursements. Now this massive ba...

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Illinois To Get $775 Million For Medicaid

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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The federal government has approved sending more than $775 million a year over the next five years to Illinois hospitals and other medical providers t...

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State Health Care Program Halted

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Blagojevich administration has stopped payment on most state-subsidized health care, asking a judge to clarify his order to shut down an illegal e...

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Court Rules Against Blagojevich Health Care Expansion

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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An Illinois appellate court ruled that Governor Rod Blagojevich exceeded his authority in expanding a health care program to wealthier participants. ...

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Illinois Extends Young Adult Health Coverage Under Parents Plans

Christine Escobar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christine Escobar

A new state law says young adults can be covered on their parents' insurance plans until age 26, regardless of their whether or not they still live at...

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