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The Rundown: Affordable Care Act premiums up 25%
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (1065+ words) Medical Director Dr. Mustafa Alavi stands in an exam room at Erie Health and Dental Center on April 22, 2026. Good afternoon! It's Friday, and today I learned Downtown Chicago used to have six train terminals. (As a train nerd and avid…...
Illinois extends deadline for people to sign up for ACA health insurance plans
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (130+ words) Illinois residents will have until Jan. 31 to enroll in an ACA plan through Get Covered Illinois. Jan. 15 is the deadline to enroll in health insurance plans through the federal government's ACA Marketplace at Healthcare. gov. But Illinois residents will have…...
Illinois extends ACA enrollment after fewer people sign up for health insurance plans
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (788+ words) The drop in Obamacare enrollment among Illinoisans was not as sharp as feared by many advocates of the health insurance program. Illinois is on track to have slightly fewer people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act marketplace this year following…...
The Rundown: A small decrease in ACA insurance enrollment
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1045+ words) Pages from the U. S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare. gov on Aug. 19, 2025. Good afternoon, and happy Monday! Mayor Brandon Johnson will again take WBEZ listeners" questions at 9 a. m. tomorrow. Call 866-915-WBEZ (866-915-9239) to join the conversation, and listen in at 91. 5 FM…...
Healthcare providers bracing for a spike in uninsured Illinois residents
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (166+ words) President Donald Trump signed legislation to end the government shutdown " but it doesn't extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. Health Care workers at Community Health work in the backroom Clinic on February 4, 2025. The clinic offers free health care in…...
Chicagoans sound off on looming spike in healthcare costs
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (103+ words) The House could vote Wednesday on a deal to end the government shutdown " and it won't include an extension of ACA subsidies. Chicagoans sound off on looming spike in healthcare costs The House could vote Wednesday on a deal to…...
What to know about expiring Obamacare tax credits at heart of government shutdown
6+ mon, 19+ hour ago (962+ 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 expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits that made health insurance more affordable could…...
Many Chicagoans to pay hundreds of dollars more a month if ACA tax credits expire
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (177+ words) The Affordable Care Act tax credits at the center of the government shutdown debate will expire at the end of 2025. This could affect over 400, 000 Illinoisans. Many Chicagoans to pay hundreds of dollars more a month if ACA tax credits expire…...