As a health care provider at Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, Dr. Limaye has borne witness to some of the successes and failures of Illinois’ health care community.  As a pediatrician, she has seen the growth of AllKids into an extremely effective means of assuring juvenile health care.  When she sees a [...]

Jeremy’s premiums continue to skyrocket while preexisting family conditions prevent a change in coverage.
For Jeremy Nelson, it’s getting harder and harder to make ends meet. Not only does Jeremy have two daughters in college, but both he and his wife are self-employed and purchase private insurance.  Over the last three years his insurance premiums have [...]

Mark Emerson has been self-employed and self-insured for nine years.  Since leaving his previous employer, a large company that offered employee coverage, Mark and his wife have been at the mercy of the private health care market.  The yearly bill from their provider, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, tops $15,000 a year in premiums and $2,500 in [...]

A small business owner’s perspective on the health care crisis and being uninsured.
Maria is a small business owner who knows, all too well, the consequences of the health care crisis in Illinois. Maria owns and operates a financial services business with her husband.  For the last 3 years, she and her husband have jumped from [...]

The coverage gap between retirement and the start of Medicare takes its toll.
Senior citizens in America who have worked hard their entire lives should be able to retire comfortably, not having to worry about whether they should buy food or pay for health care… right? Marla Fox, aged 64, thinks so, too.  Unfortunately, that’s not [...]