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New healthcare laws go into effect Jan. 1 in Illinois

(WIFR) - Illinois will see new laws go into effect Jan. 1 to restrict the state’s health insurance companies from reducing patient care.On July 10, 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Healthcare Protection Act which includes measures to restrict the methods that health...

Valley News – A Yankee Notebook: Why do we cling to our health care system?

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Many Americans Blame Insurance Profits, Claim Denials for CEO Killing

Most Americans think that health insurance profits and claim denials played a role in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a new survey by NORC at the University of Chicago. Since his killing on December 4, social media users have...

Frazeysburg mom seeks chance for daughter in battling insurance company

Melissa Scott’s plan was in motion. The Shirly Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago approved transferring her daughter, Carajean Goodchild, to their site, so they could try helping her regain full consciousness after her coma.Scott packed her daughter’s bags and told her work she was...

Aetna and ConnectiCare have higher denial rates for healthcare coverage, data shows – NBC Connecticut

Aetna, ConnectiCare and Harvard Pilgrim have the highest denial rates among individual health insurance policies sold through Access Health Exchange. A review of 2023 data from the state’s Insurance Department found the three companies deny claims at rates above the statewide average for both...