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Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire at midnight, driving up health insurance costs for thousands - Chicago Sun-Times
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (363+ words) U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi speaks to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Wednesday after a news conference on how expiring Affordable Care Act credits will affect health insurance premiums in 2026. When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Day, thousands of…...
Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are some tips to help. - Chicago Sun-Times
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (885+ words) Pharmacists look over prescription bottles at an Uptown pharmacy. When Sally Nix found out her health insurance company wouldn't pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to ease her neurological pain, she prepared for battle. It took years, a chain of…...
Two families, two responses to spiking Obamacare costs: ‘We can live only maximum 10 more years’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1466+ words) Lisa Brennan Winefield of Evanston expects her monthly health insurance premium to more than triple after Obamacare enhanced tax credits expire at the end of the year, a hike she says she cannot manage. Nearly half a million Illinois residents…...
Health insurance for a family through a job hits $27,000 a year — the cost of a new Toyota Corolla hybrid
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (818+ words) Over the past five years, the average premium for family insurance coverage provided through employers has risen by 26%. More than 154 million people with health insurance through an employer face steep price increases, and the situation is likely to get worse,…...
What to know about the expiring Obamacare tax credits at the heart of the government shutdown
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (959+ words) U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi tours Loretto Hospital in Chicago's Austin neighborhood and talks to Tesa Anewishki, president and CEO, of the safety net hospital. Krishnamoorthi says the expiring of the ACA tax credits that made health insurance more affordable could have…...
Got a confusing hospital bill? We want to hear from you
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (168+ words) A health care worker at a community hospital in the Far South Side. Prices for common surgical procedures or diagnostic tests can vary widely depending on your health insurance plan and which Chicago-area hospital you visit. For example, prices at…...
What kind of travel insurance policy should I get?
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (549+ words) Emergency room sign at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System Alongside WBEZ, we're gathering your questions about all things money and finances. Each week, we bring you answers from the people who know best. Gould and Green…...
Chicago doc was called out of retirement to fight COVID-19, now state pension fund demands he repay $80,000
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1001+ words) Dr. Mahmood Ghassemi, an assistant professor in the University of Illinois Chicago's Department of Medicine. He agreed to come back and work full time for part-time pay, then agreed to be paid as a full-timer only after being told by…...