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Press Archive - Late 2007
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10/31
Reid looks to buy time on SCHIP by Manu Raju and Jonathan E. Kaplan, The Hill
10/25
Illinois lawmakers want to increase seniors' drug options by Amy Lanier Wolf, Medill Reports
10/23
Bond, Obama demand accounting for mental-health care for soldiers by Phillip Dine, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
10/22
Protesters hit the streets demanding override on SCHIP legislation by Marissa Vickers and Elizabeth Lehnerer, Granite City Press-Record
10/19
House Fails To Override Veto of SCHIP Expansion Legislation Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report
10/18
Booster shot? by Bethany Jaeger, Illinois Issues
10/14
Bad blood fuels feud in Illinois by Kevin McDermott, St Louis Post-Dispatch
10/08
Medicare Audits Show Problems in Private Plans by Robert Pear, New York Times
10/04
Fight over healthcare veto intensifies by Satta Sarmah, Medill Reports
Rally urges budget override in Senate (pdf) by Kate Clements, News-Gazette
10/03
Blagojevich slams Bush for veto of children's health program Associated Press
Bush vetoes bill on children's health care by Caren Bohan, Reuters
Bush Vetoes Child Health Plan by Jennifer Loven, Associated Press
10/02
Illinois in bind on health care (pdf) by Judith Graham, Chicago Tribune
9/28
Push for health-care expansion continues by Dana Heupel, State Journal-Register
9/26
Indiana gets OK for novel health plan by Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org
9/18
Governor's supporters: Lack of health care truly savage (pdf) by Debra Pressey, News-Gazette
9/16
New strategy in Illinois: Stop suing the poor by Nancy Young, The Virginian-Pilot
9/13
Mayors battle budget cuts by Kevin McDermott, Daily Pantagraph
Governor's aide, Koehler push for health funding (pdf) by Claire Jellick, Peoria Journal-Star
Expensive and divisive: how America is losing patience with a failing system by Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian
9/12
Lawmakers work for poor hospitals by Jeffrey Meitrodt, Chicago Tribune
Governor fires preemptive strike at Bradley by John D. Homan, Southern Illinoisan
9/9
Infighting, gamesmanship dash progress in Springfield by Christopher Wills, Associated Press
9/4
States, not Congress, take lead on health care by Kent Hoover, BizJournals.com
Friends plan fundraiser for family's health insurance by Susan DeMar Lafferty, Daily Southtown
8/01
Gov. Files Health Rules by Amy Wooten, Windy City Times
7/30
Illinois Covered pushed by Norma Mendoza, Edwardsville Intelligencer
Highlights of Blagojevich health care plan Associated Press
Governor's aide: Now it's personal Herald News
Family illness gives aide a personal stake in health debate Associated Press
7/27
As insurance costs mount, more uninsured are also full-time workers by Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, Medill Reports
7/26
Senate Dems OK cigarette hike, gov's cheaper health-care plan by Dave McKinney, Chicago Sun-Times
Ill. Senate panels OK cigarette tax, health care plan by Kurt Ericson, Daily Pantagraph
Senate panel OKs health plan by Dana Heupel, State Journal-Register
Some budget progress made by Jeffrey Meidtrodt and Ray Long, Chicago Tribune
Insurance plan not dead yet by Regan Foster, Northwest Herald
7/25
Next phase to link kids with primary care docs (pdf) by Debra Pressey, News-Gazette
7/23
Legislators rework health-care proposal by Adriana Colindres, Peoria Journal-Star
7/18
State can't write off health care by Cindy Richards, Chicago Sun-Times
7/17
Cigarette tax hike for health care plan? by Kevin McDermott, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
7/16
Docs walk away from Walgreen clinics by Mike Colias, Crain's Chicago Business
7/13
Governor acts on health premiums by Mike Ramsey and Doug Finke, State Journal-Register
7/12
Gov announces rules for health insurers by Greg Hinz, Crain's Chicago Business
7/10
A State Finds No Easy Fixes on Health Care (pdf) by Kevin Sack, New York Times
7/01
Vaunted health plans falling flat by Mike Colias, Crain's Chicago Business
6/30
Local patients are losing patience with the system by Geneva White, Northwest Herald
Dental care for low-income families bad but getting better, say officials by Nathaniel West, Times-Courier
6/28
Wisconsin Moves Toward Universal Health Care (pdf) by Scott Bauer, Associated Press
6/27
Stopgap budget OK in House seen by Madigan by Monique Garcia and Ray Long, Chicago Tribune
6/26
AMA to seek probe of in-store clinics by Bruce Japsen, Chicago Tribune
6/22
Lack of budget hangs up planning by community agencies by Dana Heupel, State Journal-Register
Lawmakers promote health care for kids by Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org
'Sicko' leaves top Democrats ill at ease by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Los Angeles Times
6/20
Health proposal stalls talks (pdf) by Kate Clements, News-Gazette
Gephardt makes pitch for health plan by Kurt Erickson, Daily Pantagraph
Gephardt lobbies for health care plan in Illinois by Kevin McDermott and Erik Potter, St Louis Post-Dipatch
6/18
Aiming Higher: Results from a State Scorecard on Health System Performance from the Commonwealth Fund
6/13
State plans suit against local clinics by Debra Pressey, News-Gazette (pdf)
6/11
New legislators dive right in by Ryan Keith, State Journal-Register
6/06
Governors expect tighter budgets in 2008 by Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org (pdf)
Overtime budget talks yield no progress by Kate Clements, News-Gazette (pdf)
6/05
Mental care reform to Blagojevich by Bonnie Miller Rubin, Chicago Tribune
Long shut out of game, Republicans now players by Ray Long and Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune (pdf)
6/01
Illinois budget impasse by Ray Long and Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune
Dems' budget wreck brings GOP on board by Dave McKinney and Whitney Woodward, Chicago Sun-Times
Legislature misses budget deadline by Christopher Wills, Associated Press
5/29
State budget deal appears far off by Kate Clements, News-Gazette (pdf)
Governor's push for tax plan falls flat by Doug Finke, Peoria Journal-Star (pdf)
Governor rips Madigan as budget mess drags on by Jeffrey Meitrodt and Ray Long, Chicago Tribune (pdf)
Illinois Governor would OK more casinos to fund health plan by Kevin McDermott, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (pdf)
5/28
Governor battling lawmakers' lack of enthusiasm for health care by Christopher Wills, Associated Press (pdf)
Highlights of Blagojevich health care plan by Associated Press (pdf)
5/25
Fighting For Health Care from WIFR-TV, Rockford (pdf)
5/24
Taxpayers footing the bill for elected officials' health perks by Angela Caputo, Daily Southtown
5/23
Outsourcing Your Health by Alison Van Dusen, Forbes (pdf)
5/17
Ad blitz to promote Illinois Covered by Dean Olsen, State Journal-Register
County supports health insurance by Steve Horrell, Edwardsville Intelligencer (pdf)
5/16
Carrying the banner for health care by Norma Mendoza, Edwardsville Intelligencer (pdf)
Blagojevich plan is backed by church, health and union leaders by Carolyn P. Smith, Belleville News-Democrat (pdf)
Woes of governor's tax plan in Illinois could doom universal health-care plan by Adam Jadhav, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (pdf)
Advocates tout governor's health plan by Jill Moon, Alton Telegraph (pdf)
5/14
Rejection of tax plan means hard decisions by Andrew Walters, Christopher Wills and Ryan Keith, Associated Press
5/10
Hospitals charge uninsured more: Study PBS NewsHour
5/8
Moms, tots can get health screenings by Esther Perez and Kathy Bennett, Northwest Herald
5/7
Groups eager for money, less so about tax by Christopher Wills, Associated Press
Civic Federation says state should raise income taxes, reject GRT by Doug Finke, State Journal-Register
Doctors protest gov's health plan by Gregg Sherrard Blesch, Sun-Times News Group
5/5
Tax to pay for health plan in Illinois faces resistance by Susan Saulny, New York Times (pdf)
5/4
Informal meeting pushes governor's plan (pdf) by Tracy Moss, News-Gazette
Residents want affordable health care by Barbara Greenberg, Danville Commercial-News
State insurance official touts governor's health care plan by Haley Murray, St Louis Suburban Journals
5/3
Health care providers meet to speak in favor of governor’s Illinois Covered plan by Diane Wilkins, Marion Daily Republican (pdf)
Fairness at issue as IPA gets 'out front' on GRT by Bernard Schoenberg, State Journal-Register (pdf)
5/2
Clock is ticking on governor’s health and tax plans by Eric Krol, Daily Herald (pdf)
5/1
State task force explores health care for all by Terry Woster, Souix Falls Argus Leader
Governor promises $5.67 million more to area hospitals with Illinois Covered by Gregory Norfleet, Mt. Vernon Register-News (pdf)
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