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Illinois extends enrollment deadline for health insurance plans beginning Feb. 1
2+ hour, 27+ min 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+ day, 10+ 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"
2+ 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
2+ 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....
How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (1097+ words) WASHINGTON -- As the federal government shutdown enters its tenth day, one major health care issue has continued to be a sticking point: insurance subsidies. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, or premium tax credits, help lower or eliminate the out-of-pocket…...
Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in deal with President Donald Trump
3+ 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…...
Cook County weighs limitations of its medical debt relief initiative
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (138+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Cook County program designed to relieve patient medical debt may not be working for everyone. For many struggling to pay their hospital bills, the financial relief may come a little too late. Since 2022, Cook County has spent…...
Surgery overcharge: Chicago-area cancer patient charged $47K more than expected
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (668+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- It can be an overwhelming feeling, getting slapped with a hospital bill that you don't believe you owe. The ABC7 I-Team is investigating "surgery overcharge." A local man was billed $47,000 more than he should have been. The south suburban…...