Tax credits for health premiums target small firms
For decades, Garry Apelian has seen his annual health care costs go up at his family's carpet and flooring business in Evanston. That trend is about to change under the...
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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center looks to Chicago for expansion
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, one of the nation's best-known providers of oncology care, is in talks with Chicago's largest medical care provider, Advocate Health Care, about a possible partnership, the...
Insurers lose options to cancel coverage
Nine years ago, at age 8, Nora Kenny was diagnosed with a deformity that contributed to the need for braces. When her parents' insurance company found out about it two...
Rescinding consumers’ insurance coverage to end
Nine years ago at age 8, Nora Kenny was diagnosed with a deformity that contributed to the need for braces. When her parents' insurance company found out about it two...
Insurers lose options to cancel coverage
Nine years ago, at age 8, Nora Kenny was diagnosed with a deformity that contributed to the need for braces. When her parents' insurance company found out about it two...
Sick children get guarantee of health coverage
Seven-year-old Alex Rowe, who has a rare bleeding disorder, soon will have private health insurance again. He is among more than 5 million Americans under the age of 19 with...
Walgreens shelves plans to sell genetic test
Walgreens late Wednesday reversed a decision to carry genetic test kits in its stores after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began an investigation of the supplier and product. Deerfield-based...
Walgreens shelves plans to sell genetic test
Walgreens late Wednesday reversed a decision to carry genetic test kits in its stores after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began an investigation of the supplier and product. Deerfield-based...
Genetic test kits to hit stores amid controversy
Coming soon to a drugstore near you, alongside the aspirin and greeting cards, will be the promise of answers to some of life's most personal mysteries: Am I at risk...
Boeing, Abbott hit by health care reform
With its 787 Dreamliner jet seemingly on an upward trajectory, Boeing Co. is starting to turn its attention to its next big development project: replacing the best-selling airplane of all...