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Delnor, Central DuPage Hospitals Complete Merger
GENEVA, IL (STMW) — Delnor Health System and Central DuPage Health have completed their merger. The new health system, combining Geneva-based Delnor and Winfield-based Central DuPage, will serve a west...
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Opinion: Akin’s Position On Rape And Abortion Is The GOP Platform
Where in the world is Congressman Todd Akin and what the hell is he doing? That is the family friendly version of the most asked question among high-ranking Republicans and journalists looking for a...
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State Discontinues Healthcare Funding For Disabled Stroke Victim
(CBS) — Unconscionable. That’s what a doctor calls a state decision to cut care funding for a patient. The family believes it puts their son at risk. As CBS 2’s Brad Edwards shows in this original...
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Clinics Sign People Up For Health Coverage Ahead Of Deadline
CHICAGO (CBS) — Monday midnight is the deadline to avoid penalties when signing up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. A series of sign-up clinics are scheduled between now and then. WBBM’s Bob...
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Glitches For Obamacare Site As Uninsured Scramble To Meet Deadline
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140331184254687AA.mp4 Updated 03/31/14 – 1:29 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois residents who don’t have health insurance yet have just hours left to sign up, or...
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Sheriff Helping Cook County Inmates Sign Up For Healthcare
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140429232536817AA.mp4 CHICAGO (CBS) — At Cook County Jail 4,000 one-time inmates now have health coverage. CBS 2’s Brad Edwards reports why in this original...
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What Has The Affordable Care Act Accomplished A Year Later?
The next Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (also known as “Obamacare”) will begin on November 15, 2014. But with almost a year under its belt, has the Affordable Care Act impact as many...
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Nursing Opportunities Continue To Grow In Chicago
The nursing field continues to grow in Chicago and the Chicago suburbs. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics posted a news release in February 2015 for the Midwest area and stated the health services...
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Chicago Personal Care Aide Opportunities Are At An All-Time High
The personal-care aide position requires minimal experience and skills; an individual can launch their career in the high growth health care industry. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of...
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Future Looks Bright For Chicago Physical Therapists
The need for physical therapists in Chicago is continually growing; the quickly aging population in Chicago and the rise of health awareness makes the need for occupational titles at an all-time high...
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State Panel Approves University Of Chicago Hospital Expansion
(CBS) — A state panel has approved an expansion plan by University of Chicago Medicine that includes adding an adult trauma center and more patient beds to their medical center campus in Hyde Park,...
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Obamacare Impact: Staying Up To Date On Healthcare Laws
While many of the regulations created by the Affordable Care Act are attended to address the healthcare plans offered by large companies, some of its mandates affect small businesses in significant...
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Gov. Rauner Concerned About Obamacare Replacement
CHICAGO (CBS) — Gov. Bruce Rauner says he has some concerns about the plan outlined by the House Majority to replace the Affordable Care Act. At first blush, the Republican Gov. says it looks as if...
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The New Provisions Of Trumpcare
CHICAGO (CBS) — President Trump unveiled the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, but it came under immediate fire from both the left and the right. CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley outlines the new provisions...
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President Trump’s 100th Day Brings Nationwide Protests
CHICAGO (CBS) – President Donald Trump’s 100th Day in office was marked Saturday, and on Sunday, an op-ed he wrote outlining what he calls success will appear in the Washington Post. They include what...
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How Do Small Business Owners Provide For Their Own Healthcare?
It’s a challenging time for small business owners. Faced with the possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many are rethinking their healthcare coverage and doing comparison shopping....
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Healthcare Debate Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon
CHICAGO (CBS) — While politicians argue over the fate of the Affordable Care Act, one healthcare expert says we need to look at the debate in a different way. Al Lewis, healthcare expert and CEO of the...
View ArticleHow Healthcare Changes Will Affect Your Employees
Moving into 2018, the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) future is uncertain in terms of all its provisions. However, some of them apply only to small employers, defined as those with fewer than 50...
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Hospital Tube System Helps Create Faster, More Cost Effective Healthcare
CHICAGO (CBS) — Northwestern Memorial Hospital is ranked the number one hospital in Illinois by U.S. News and World Report. Doctors and nurses help to play a huge role in that distinction. One man,...
View ArticleHealth Care, Tech Jobs Top List Of Highest-Paying Work In U.S.
(CBS) — Americans eager for a high-paying job might want to focus on two industries: healthcare and technology. That’s because 18 out of the 25 highest-paying jobs are within those two sectors,...
View ArticleChicago Hotel Workers Strike Continues For Second Day
CHICAGO (CBS) — Thousands of hotel employees are continuing their strike on Saturday in what’s being described as the first-ever citywide strike at 25 hotels. In Chicago, dozens of hotel employees...
View ArticleCity-Wide Hotel Strike Grows To 26 Hotels
CHICAGO (CBS) — Hotel workers at another Chicago hotel are joining the Chicago hotel workers’ strike, as housekeepers, servers, cooks, and doormen demand better benefits. Workers at the Cambria Chicago...
View ArticleChicago Residents Have Noise Complaints As Hotel Workers Strike Enters Day 7
CHICAGO (CBS) — As the downtown hotel workers’ protest stretched into a 7th day, residents living close to the 26 hotels question when it will end. Some residents claim the right to free speech is...
View ArticleMore Than A Dozen Chicago Hotel Workers On Strike For Third Week
CHICAGO (CBS) — Workers from more than a dozen Chicago hotels have entered their third week on strike. Workers were seen picketing outside the Palmer House Monday afternoon. Over the weekend, two more...
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Small Businesses Near Downtown Hotels Hurting Due To Continued Workers Strike
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago’s striking hotel workers say they are fighting to improve their lives, but in the process, some business owners say they’re taking a hit. CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports while some...
View ArticleHyatt Hotel Workers Reach Contract Agreement
CHICAGO (CBS) — After about four weeks on strike, workers at Hyatt hotels in downtown Chicago have reached a contract agreement. Workers say the new agreement ensures healthcare during the winter...
View ArticleTreasure Island Employees Say They’re Owed Money, Benefits
CHICAGO (CBS) — Treasure Island employees are about to lose jobs they’ve had for years and now they’re demanding answers and more. They’re taking their anger to the streets. CBS 2’s Lauren Victory has...
View ArticleUnitedHealth Beats Expectations All Around
(AP) — UnitedHealth Group beat first-quarter expectations and raised its 2019 forecast, as the nation’s largest insurer increased Medicare coverage and received another boost from its growing business...
View ArticleCVS Announces Further Expansion Into Health Care Services
(AP) — CVS Health is pushing deeper into health services with plans to add dietitians, medical equipment and space for the occasional yoga class to 1,500 stores over the next few years. The drugstore...
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Mounting Casualty Of COVID-19 Crisis: Health Care Jobs
(AP) — Tens of thousands of medical workers across the United States are suddenly out of work as operating rooms and doctor’s offices go dark, casualties of urgent calls to prioritize coronavirus...
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State Lawmakers, Area Residents Rally To Keep Bronzeville’s Mercy Hospital Open
CHICAGO (CBS) — State lawmakers, community groups and hospital staff are rallying to keep Mercy Hospital in Bronzeville open. The announcement of Mercy Hospital’s impending closure next year seemed to...
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