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Vice President JD Vance hosts first meeting of task force to eliminate fraud
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (64+ words) Vice President JD Vance hosts first meeting of task force to eliminate fraud'wqad.com Vice President JD Vance hosts first meeting of task force to eliminate fraud To stream News 8 on your phone, you need the News 8 app. Download the…...
‘I didn’t believe it’: Illinois, Cook County wipe out $2B in medical debt for pennies on dollar
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (1502+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. " When Kayleigh White opened a plain white envelope stamped "UNDUE" in big, bold blue letters late last year, she threw it away. The 27-year-old Rochelle resident assumed it was junk mail, or maybe a scam. The letter claimed that…...
Blue Cross Blue Shield to begin paying $2.6B after class-action lawsuit: Are you eligible?
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (207+ words) CHICAGO " Letters and emails are going out to people across the country, telling them they may soon receive settlement payments as part of a massive class-action agreement involving Blue Cross Blue Shield." The payments stem from an antitrust lawsuit fought…...
Got unwanted Kaiser Permanente texts? You could get paid under new settlement
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (185+ words) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it sent marketing text messages to people who had already opted out. Eligible customers could receive up to $75 per qualifying text message, according to the settlement…...
Illinois Medicaid program faces looming funding crisis due to federal changes
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (941+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. " A multibillion-dollar budget crisis will hit the state's Medicaid program in the next few years unless state lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker act to prevent it, budget analysts both inside and outside state government warn. The crisis comes from…...
Healthcare premiums expired for 20 million Americans in the new year
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (59+ words) Healthcare premiums expired for 20 million Americans in the new year'WQAD Healthcare premiums expired for 20 million Americans in the new year To stream News 8 on your phone, you need the News 8 app. Download the News 8 app Next up in 5 Example video…...
Report: Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10B
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (798+ words) Recent cuts by President Donald Trump's administration could reduce the size of Illinois' economy by nearly $10 billion each year, according to a new report released Monday by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute." The report"offers a detailed look at the…...
Illinois extends open enrollment deadline for health care plans starting Jan. 1
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (338+ words) Officials at Get Covered Illinois, the new state-run marketplace for insurance sold under the Affordable Care Act, announced Tuesday they have extended the open enrollment deadline to Dec. 31 for coverage that begins Jan. 1, 2026." Officials said the extension is intended to…...
Illinois’ budget on track for deficit as new federal policies create challenges
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (726+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. " Illinois is on track to run a more than $200 million deficit just three months into the current fiscal year, according to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. If nothing changes, the deficit is on pace to grow to…...
Paralyzed Quad Cities man working to restore disability benefits after being cut off without warning
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (370+ words) SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa " A Quad Cities man said he was blindsided when his Social Security disability payments were cut off without warning, three years after the government says he earned too much at his part-time job. Dylan Pereira, a full-time…...