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by Progress Illinois
2:23pm
Tue Mar 27

Op-Ed: Campaign For Better Health Care On The Supreme Court Hearings

The following is from Jim Duffett, executive director of the Campaign for Better Health Care.

From March 26 to 28, 2012, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in Florida,et al., v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al., the historic challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act brought by the attorneys general of 26 states and the National Federation of Independent Businesses. No case has been allotted this much time for argument since the 19th century.

Since the Affordable Care Act was enacted in March 2010, dozens of legal cases have been filed against the law. Most cases have been dismissed on procedural grounds. Of the small number of cases that have gotten past procedural hurdles, four cases have reached the Courts of Appeals.

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PI Original
by Progress Illinois
7:47pm
Mon Dec 19, 2011

Mind The Information Gap: Few Chicagoans Understanding Health Reform

The following is written by Judith Graham for Illinois Health Matters, a resource for information on national health care reform in Illinois.

Quick Hit
by Aricka Flowers
1:04pm
Thu Nov 3, 2011

Understanding The Need For Health Care Reform (Video)

If you have always had the privilege of health insurance, you may not fully understand the serious need for health care reform and the improved accessiblity to care and coverage that it will provide to millions of Americans. But a series by Illinois Health Matters may help make the dire need for reform more clear to those who haven't had to battle for care and coverage due to pre-exisiting conditions, part-time work, job loss, or self employment.

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PI Original
by Matthew Blake
10:52am
Fri Oct 21, 2011

Health Exchanges Still In The “Studying” Stage

In order for the landmark Affordable Care Act to be implemented successfully, Illinois, along with other states, needs to set up a health insurance exchange. The General Assembly, though, has dithered and what form a health exchange will take isn’t at all clear heading into the state’s fall veto session.