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Travelers pick up their baggage while arriving at Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on July 2, 2022.

Sheldon Jacobson: Frustrated by summer flight delays and cancellations? Here’s why they’re happening.

July 11, 2022 at 3:32 p.m.

We have entered the busy summer travel season. Since Memorial Day, there have been a slew of flight cancellations and delays that have disrupted business and leisure travelers, pushing everyone's...

The LSU Tigers and Michigan Wolverines during the second half in the NCAA Basketball Tournament second round at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 22, 2021, in Indianapolis.

Sheldon Jacobson: When March Madness meets STEM, everyone wins

March 10, 2022 at 4:33 p.m.

High-paying jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are plentiful, with millions going unfilled every year. In 2018, 2.4 million STEM jobs sat empty, with no...

Loyola Ramblers guard Lucas Williamson after a 59-47 win over the Southern Illinois Salukis at Gentile Arena on Jan. 25, 2022, in Chicago.

Sheldon Jacobson: March Madness and the end of the Cinderella

February 21, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

March Madness is less than a month away, an annual rite of spring that captures the attention of college sports fans and the nation. Every team is working to enhance...

In Illinois, insurance policies must have what is termed a facility-based provider benefit, which means that if a patient is cared for in an in-network hospital and out-of-network radiologists, pathologists or anesthesiologists provide services, these services are considered in-network, and mostly billed at the providers' designated rates. The photo shows a hallway at Rush Copley Medical Center on Dec. 10, 2020, in Aurora.

Sheldon H. Jacobson: Health insurance, not health care, needs reform

February 8, 2022 at 4:42 p.m.

A family member became seriously ill last year. After some initial tests, a malignancy was diagnosed. Surgery was scheduled, followed by chemotherapy. Everything proceeded mostly as planned, with no medical...

A Transportation Security Administration officer at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

Op-ed: TSA worker omicron data can help gauge pandemic’s severity

January 24, 2022 at 9:05 a.m.

The daily number of COVID-19 cases reported in the nation has surged over the past two weeks, now surpassing 1 million, with 95% of them from the omicron variant. At...

Registered nurse Akiko Gordon, left, and respiratory therapist Janssen Redonado, right, work inside the ICU with a COVID-19 positive patient at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital on Dec. 31, 2021, in Los Angeles.

Op-ed: Let hospitals, not politicians, triage care during the latest COVID-19 surge

January 10, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

The omicron surge is pushing our nation's health care system to the brink. As omicron infections surge, the number of people seeking care in emergency rooms and hospitals is skyrocketing....

In this March 26, 2021 photo, a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Philadelphia.

Op-ed: Insurance industry must make difficult business decisions for the unvaccinated

December 14, 2021 at 4:26 p.m.

An Illinois state legislator proposed a bill in which neither the state nor health insurance providers would have to pay for COVID-19-related medical care for those who choose to remain...

Holiday travelers check in with United Airlines at Terminal 1 of O'Hare International Airport on Nov. 28, 2021, at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend.

Op-ed: Vaccination mandates on domestic flights are not an omicron solution. Airport testing is a better idea.

December 2, 2021 at 5:05 p.m.

President Joe Biden's administration has introduced new COVID-19 vaccination requirements for travelers into the United States. Mandated vaccination with an approved set of vaccines remains the easiest pathway into the...

President Joe Biden talks about COVID-19 vaccinations in Elk Grove Village on Oct. 7, 2021.

Op-ed: Does Biden’s vaccination mandate actually need to be enforced?

November 18, 2021 at 1:45 p.m.

In September, President Joe Biden announced a COVID-19 vaccination mandate that affects 100 million workers across the public and private sectors. The mandate requires all federal employees and federal contractors...

An American Airlines pilot walks past as airport contractor David Ramirez wipes down check-in kiosks with disinfectant in Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in 2020.

Op-ed: Why should airline pilots be exempt from the vaccine requirement?

October 4, 2021 at 10:55 a.m.

With President Joe Biden's sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate set to take hold across the public and private sectors, numerous groups are bracing for a fight to gain vaccine exemptions for...

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