New Health Laws
Fact checked by Derick Wilder Extra Help with Prescription Costs Effective January 2024 Many seniors on Medicare who need extra help paying for medications, premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, and other healthcare costs may now qualify for help under Medicare’s expansion of the Extra Help program. Income limits to qualify are $22,590 for an individual and $30,660 […]
Illinois Prepares for a New Insurance Marketplace
Will healthcare for the uninsured really happen?By Morgan Lord Illinois is planning on more than a million uninsured residents receiving healthcare on Jan. 1, 2014. Some think it’s going to happen; others think it’s a long shot. Back in March 2010, President Barack Obama signed a healthcare reform bill—the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act […]
Marijuana Medical Clinic Is Good for Business, While Helping Patients Find Relief
Pictured above: Tammi Jacobi’s Good Intentions in Wicker Park has teamed up with licensed physician Dr. Brian Murphy to open the first medical marijuana clinic in Illinois. [spacer style=”3″] By Megy Karydes Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill on August 1 legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes in Illinois that supporters say is […]
ACA Fallout: Flips in Price and Power
By Tom Mullaney The biggest overhaul since Medicare nearly 50 years ago will soon be upon us. Come January 1, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) adds an additional 29 million uninsured people and upwards of 17 million Medicaid recipients to America’s healthcare rolls. By 2015, employers with more than 50 full-time employees must provide them […]
