3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (815+ words) Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year. Democrats forced…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (444+ words) OAK PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- As more details emerge surrounding the closure of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, safety-net CEOs are telling the I-Team the outlook for health care providers who serve the most financially vulnerable patients is bleak. West…...

1+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

4+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

2+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (450+ words) NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Trump administration has finalized a deal with North Chicago-based drugmaker Abb Vie 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…...

3+ mon, 2+ day 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....

3+ mon, 4+ day 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 Lending Tree shows Illinois health insurance premiums are up 11% this year, with popular plans now costing nearly 60% more than they…...

5+ 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…...

5+ mon, 2+ 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 Obama Care, became law more than a decade…...