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Obamacare: an international perspective

Not long ago, a Chicago woman spent two hours in a local emergency room for vertigo. She had a cursory physical exam, xrays, and an EKG. A $2,500...

Obamacare: Two years of change, and counting

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), passed in 2010, has already begun to be implemented. As well as thumbs down from some...

Medicare: Watching the Watchers

Ever wonder how your health care stacks up to your neighbor's? Finally, you can access government records on how your preferred hospital ranks...

Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage

As the annual enrollment period begins,not only in Chicago, but across the Country.it is a good time to examine the difference between Original...

Congressman Lipinski to host two senior fairs

Congressman Lipinski (D-3) will host two Senior Fairs on Monday, October 17, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the St. Xavier University, Shannon...

AMA debates healthcare reform in Chicago

The annual policy-making meeting of the American Medical Association is taking place in Chicago this week.At the expense of other issues, including...

"Before I lose my mind..."

Alzheimer's disease, and the many other dementias that strike and disable older human beings, are the frightening new leprosy of this third...

MoveOn plans to greet Paul Ryan in Chicago with ‘angry opposition’ over Medicare

The progressive organization MoveOn sent out an email to its members late Friday afternoon urging them to turn out to protest Rep. Paul Ryan(R-WI),...