Residents of the 19th ward and surrounding areas sat in a small ward office room Saturday with nurses and workers from the Chicago Department of Public Health to get their flu shots. The room had a lively atmosphere with community banter and laughing from the nurses. One of the women residents asked a young boy […]
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Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois employees and community volunteers gathered at the Rauner Family YMCA recently to help Chicago residents better understand and sign up for the Affordable Health Care Plan. The event was called Countdown to Coverage: Healthcare Enrollment and Wellness Fair. “We are here today to help the uninsured better understand what their options are […]
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Voter Lily McGraw was eager to cast her ballot on Tuesday in favor of what she refers to as a “personal issue”: health insurance companies covering the cost of birth control. “The main issue that’s most important to me is that birth control should be covered by insurance companies,” McGraw said. “It directly affects me […]
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