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Outreach workers begin training for health-care law 26 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
It wasn’t easy writing the training program for the 800 outreach workers who will help Illinoisans sign up for insurance under President Barack Obama’s health law.
Health-care coverage's ‘Cadillac tax’ a concern for AFSCME 26 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
It’s unknown whether state government would be penalized by the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “Cadillac tax” based on the health-care coverage it offers employees.
Some unions call for changes in health-care law 26 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
A letter from several prominent labor unions calling on congressional Democrats to push for changes in the Affordable Care Act is creating fodder for conservatives who say former loyalists are questio...
No copays, easier-to-take pills may reduce blood pressure 20 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
CHICAGO -- New research suggests giving patients easier-to-take medicine and no-copay medical visits can help drive down high blood pressure, a major contributor to poor health and untimely deaths nat...
Consumer Reports surgery ratings surprise Memorial 18 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am
Officials at Memorial Medical Center are still stinging after being rated among the worst hospitals in the state for surgery by Consumer Reports magazine, while St. John’s Hospital officials are happy...
Chatham cooks preparing new, fresh meals to improve student health 17 Aug 2013 | 02:22 am
CHATHAM — When the Ball-Chatham School District’s more than 3,000 students in kindergarten through eighth grade returned to their classrooms and cafeteria lines this week for the start of the new scho...
State board OKs Vibra’s purchase of Kindred Hospital 15 Aug 2013 | 08:02 pm
Kindred Hospital Springfield could become Vibra Hospital of Springfield as soon as the end of the month.
Friends take message from Rochester teen’s death 12 Aug 2013 | 11:53 pm
ROCHESTER — Friends of a 15-year-old Rochester boy who died Saturday as the result of a skateboarding accident hope to carry on his legacy by encouraging people to wear safety gear.
Doctors, patients likely to talk more via email 12 Aug 2013 | 03:02 am
Despite the ease and prevalence of email in society, this form of communication between doctors and their patients isn’t common in Springfield but is likely to grow, according to two local physicians ...
Flu shots will keep you well 7 Aug 2013 | 01:25 pm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that everyone in the country receive the flu vaccine. The new formulation has been released for general use in the autumn of 2013 a...
