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Medical debt forgiveness program extended for Cook County residents
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (303+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County it will continue funding the medical debt forgiveness program next year, once funds run out, Board of Commissioners President Tony Preckwinkle announced Tuesday. The announcement comes after relieving a total of $1.5 billion for people in Cook…...
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (42+ words) Perry Russom reports from Washington. Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing ... Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance…...
Local Spotlight: Pick a Medicare Advantage Plan, Here's What to Consider
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (191+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Time is Ticking to Pick a Medicare Advantage Plan, Here's What to Consider Having health insurance that meets our unique needs and supports our lifestyles becomes even more important as we age. Right now is an important time…...
TrumpRx launches, but it's unclear if it will lower drug prices for most patients
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1146+ words) A key pillar of President Donald Trump's effort to lower prescription drug costs, the website will serve as a clearinghouse that connects patients with drugmakers selling certain products to those willing to pay cash and forgo insurance. The medications, including…...
Trump administration strikes deal with North Chicago-based AbbVie to cut costs of certain drugs
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (450+ words) NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Trump administration has finalized a deal with North Chicago-based drugmaker AbbVie to cut the cost of certain medicines, marking the latest pact as part of its "Most Favored Nation" pricing initiative. The deal comes days after the…...
Illinois extends enrollment deadline for health insurance plans beginning Feb. 1
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (235+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Customers still shopping for health insurance coverage through Illinois' state-run marketplace now have more time to choose a plan. Officials at Get Covered Illinois announced Monday they would extend the open enrollment deadline by 16 days. For coverage beginning Feb....
Quick Tip: How to beat rising health insurance costs
2+ mon, 11+ hour ago (155+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Here's a Quick Tip to beat rising health insurance costs in 2026. A new report from Value Penguin by LendingTree shows Illinois health insurance premiums are up 11% this year, with popular plans now costing nearly 60% more than they did…...
Obamacare enrollee sees premium spike as sign-ups begin: 'This will devastate us"
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (838+ words) WASHINGTON -- Stacy Cox used one word repeatedly as she described how she felt after learning her ACA premium could jump over 300% without the enhanced tax credits: "devastating." "I don't know if I've ever cried opening a letter from an insurance…...
Sen. Durbin hopeful deal can be reached amid shutdown, insurance premium increases
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (425+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins Saturday for residents in Illinois and most states. Increases in premiums are expected to be the biggest since the ACA, known as ObamaCare, became law more than a decade ago....
Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in deal with President Donald Trump
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (880+ words) WASHINGTON -- Pfizer has agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said Tuesday as he promised similar deals with other drugmakers under the threat of tariffs. Trump…...