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by Adam Doster
9:45am
Tue Oct 27, 2009

Chicago Hotel Workers Considering Major Strike

Health Care

Yesterday marked a solemn milestone for the service workers at the Congress Hotel in downtown Chicago. For six years, four months, and 11 days, UNITE-HERE Local 1 members have walked their picket line in hopes of securing fair wages and benefits, marking the longest hotel ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:08pm
Mon Oct 26, 2009
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Health Care Round-Up: Public Option Advances, Hamos Rallies Supporters

Congress

Here's the latest in health care news ...The Politics Of The Public OptionJust as it dominated the debate this summer, the public option has reemerged as the most-discussed provision in the Democrats' effort to reform the nation's health care system. Beginning with a closed-...

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by Angela Caputo
11:02am
Fri Oct 23, 2009

A Push To Strengthen Charity Care In Cook County

Health Care

Private hospitals in Illinois have received their fair share of criticism for taking property tax exemptions with one hand and simultaneously turning away the uninsured with the other. The bad rap is well-deserved; in an April report, the Center for Tax and Budget ...

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by Adam Doster
5:29pm
Tue Oct 20, 2009

IL-SEN: Kirk Gives The Dems Some Terrible Political Advice

David Hoffman

After voting for Barack Obama and a Democratic majority in 2008,
most of the electorate is clearly ready to see a liberal Congress fix
some of America's enduring problems. Health reform is one of those top
priorities. Both Obama and congressional hopefuls emphasized the ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
12:01pm
Fri Oct 16, 2009

Health Care Round-Up: A Look Back, The Public Option Fight Continues, And CBO Scores

Congress

Our latest health care round-up ...

"A Look Back"

Over the course of the summer, we routinely highlighted videos from
the "Real People Demand Health Reform" series, which captured personal
stories about Illinois residents' experiences with our ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
5:03pm
Thu Oct 8, 2009
3 comments

Why Is Fox Chicago's Jeffcoat Repeating GOP Talking Points?

Media

While making the rounds on FOX's morning news shows, former Mississippi Republican Sen. Trent Lott appeared on Good Day Chicago
this morning to give his two cents on health care reform. We watch the
show regularly and have seen the often under-informed anchor Jan
Jeffcoat ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
1:41pm
Thu Oct 8, 2009
1 comment

Evaluating The Public Option Opt-Out Compromise

Health Care

On Tuesday, we grappled with the political problems
of an otherwise-promising public option compromise should the Senate
fall short of the votes needed to pass a real public option this fall.
Today, the Huffington Post's Sam Stein reports that Senate Democrats
are ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
4:22pm
Tue Oct 6, 2009
4 comments

A State-Based Public Option?

Health Care

While progressive lawmakers in Washington are still optimistic that the public option will ultimately be included in the final health care bill approved by Congress, the prospects for a robust government-run plan in the Senate version are looking dim. Last week, two ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
2:43pm
Tue Oct 6, 2009

Schakowsky Repeats Public Option Guarantee

Health Care

Rep. Jan Schakowsky -- chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus' Health Care Task Force -- has not been shy about her support for a public option, pledging to vote against any bill that did not include one. She's also gone on the record
in recent weeks insisting that ...