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The UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s campus in Minnetonka, Minn.

UnitedHealth Group warns it could get out of Obamacare exchanges

June 16, 2018 at 11:23 a.m.

UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest health insurer, warned Thursday that it may exit the Affordable Care Act's exchanges in 2017, a potential blow to President Barack Obama's signature health care...

Cook County picks Medicaid health plan administrator for $72M contract

June 16, 2018 at 11:44 a.m.

Cook County's public health system has selected a new organization to oversee its Medicaid managed care plan, after abruptly firing the administrator earlier this year. Chicago-based Valence Health won the...

Proposed Rockford hospital approved by state regulators

June 16, 2018 at 11:44 a.m.

Plans to build a fourth hospital in Rockford won the approval of Illinois regulators on Tuesday, over the objections of a competitor. MercyRockford Health System's proposed $407 million hospital off...

White House adviser Valerie Jarrett, second from right, visits Komed Holman Health Center in Chicago to talk about the Affordable Care Act on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015.

About 175,000 eligible but uninsured in Chicago area

June 16, 2018 at 11:44 a.m.

Stephanie Lucas got a raise this summer, but the extra income pushed her out of eligibility for Medicaid. On a recent visit to her doctor at Komed Holman Health Center...

Linda and Richard Sabor of Palatine are shopping around after their previous insurance plan was canceled.

Blue Cross premiums jump more than 17 percent in Illinois

June 16, 2018 at 11:41 a.m.

Linda Sabor says Obamacare was a godsend. As the health care law enters its third year, her faith is starting to waver. Last month, her insurance company gave the 59-year-old...

Jury decides insurer should pay $14.3 million in medical malpractice case

June 16, 2018 at 11:59 a.m.

ISMIE Mutual Insurance, the state's largest medical malpractice insurer, was hit with a $14.3 million judgment, including punitive damages, in a case involving a baby born with severe brain damage....

In-home care workers sue state, union

June 16, 2018 at 11:59 a.m.

After a significant victory before the U.S. Supreme Court last year, an anti-union organization has stepped up its battle against organized labor in Illinois. A handful of in-home care workers...

Colleen Van Ham is CEO of Illinois and northwest Indiana operations for UnitedHealthcare.

Why UnitedHealthcare is expanding offerings on Illinois exchange

June 16, 2018 at 11:59 a.m.

After some initial caution, UnitedHealthcare has embraced President Barack Obama's health reform. With open enrollment on the Illinois online marketplace underway, the giant insurer is selling individual health plans in...

Federal subsidies to reduce monthly premiums for low- and moderate-income consumers in Cook County will be lower in 2016 than they were in 2015.

When cheaper health insurance is unwelcome news for some

June 16, 2018 at 12:10 p.m.

Cook County residents who receive financial assistance to buy health insurance under Obamacare are in for an unwelcome surprise. Federal subsidies to reduce monthly premiums for low- and moderate-income consumers,...

The HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is seen Oct. 6, 2015. Open enrollment begins Sunday on the website.

Five things you should know for open enrollment

June 16, 2018 at 12:50 p.m.

Illinois uses the federal online insurance marketplace to let residents who do not receive health insurance through their jobs buy coverage. With open enrollment starting Sunday on Healthcare.gov here are...

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