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Small business health exchange launches in Illinois

June 17, 2018 at 5:29 a.m.

The Affordable Care Act's online health insurance marketplaces for small businesses launched Monday in Illinois and four other states, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Small businesses...

Employers are increasingly pushing enrollment in high-deductible, low-premium health insurance plans, according to benefits experts.

More health insurance changes on the way

June 17, 2018 at 5:16 a.m.

Employers are increasingly pushing enrollment in high-deductible, low-premium health insurance plans, according to benefits experts, which means it might be time to break out the calculator and reconsider current policies....

Judge declines to rule on Walgreen’s move to seal parts of former CFO suit

June 17, 2018 at 5:24 a.m.

A Cook County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday declined to rule on Walgreen's request to seal parts of a defamation lawsuit filed by its former chief financial officer that the...

Abbvie Headquarters on the Abbott Labs campus in Abbott Park.

AbbVie scraps Shire deal, increases dividend

June 17, 2018 at 5:43 a.m.

AbbVie said late Monday that it was officially scrapping its $55 billion merger with Dublin, Ireland-based rival Shire, and that it will increase its quarterly dividend and buy back up...

Judge bars 85 U. of I. nurses from striking

June 17, 2018 at 5:49 a.m.

A Cook County judge on Thursday approved an injunction filed by the University of Illinois that will bar some specialized nurses from participating in a one-day strike Tuesday. Members of...

AbbVie says tax rule changes scuttled deal for Shire

June 17, 2018 at 6:03 a.m.

AbbVie is blaming the Obama administration for pulling the plug on its $55 billion proposed acquisition of Irish drugmaker Shire, asserting that the largest corporate deal of the year no...

Baxter 3Q earnings slip as costs offset higher sales

June 17, 2018 at 5:57 a.m.

Baxter International said Thursday its earnings slipped in the third quarter despite improved sales, in part because of costs associated with the company's planned separation of its bioscience unit early...

AbbVie reconsiders its option with Shire

June 17, 2018 at 5:44 a.m.

AbbVie's surprise announcement late Tuesday that it is having second thoughts about its proposed acquisition of Shire raises numerous questions about the future of the deal. The North Chicago-based drugmaker...

Northwestern Memorial opening new outpatient center

June 17, 2018 at 6:37 a.m.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is opening a 25-story outpatient surgery center at its Streeterville campus Monday, boosting its expected capacity in that segment by at least 33 percent in the first...

R&D spending by public companies on uneven course

June 17, 2018 at 6:23 a.m.

Last month, when the U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace since 2011, corporate research and development spending got some of the credit. Investment in what the U.S. Commerce Department...

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