State-employee health benefits: Avoiding the ObamaCare ‘Cadillac tax’

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

02/13/2015

Illinois government should restructure its health-insurance offerings to be more in line with what is offered in the private sector, and in a way that does not trigger the federal tax penalty.

Corruption Watch: January 2015

By Shawn Tonge

02/11/2015

The start of a new year always comes with resolutions for improvement, but only time will tell if they translate into effective action.

TAGS: good government

Illinois Corruption Watch: December 2014

By Brian Costin

01/16/2015

The residential-center horror stories demonstrate that corruption in government often hurts the most vulnerable among us. It also shows that exposing those injustices can lead to change.

TAGS: bribery, Chicago, good government

Why Rauner should roll back Illinois’ Medicaid expansion ASAP

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

01/06/2015

Services for the most vulnerable Medicaid populations will be first in line for budget cuts. Childless, able-bodied adults will be last.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, health care

Illinois Corruption Watch: November 2014

By Brian Costin

12/07/2014

In November, 13 of 53 Corruption Watch stories were related to policies and actions of criminal-justice authorities in Illinois.

TAGS: Chicago

ObamaCare a bad fit for Latino community

By Jane McEnaney

11/14/2014

If the Obama administration wants to provide health-care coverage to Latinos, it needs to make significant changes.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act

Is ObamaCare heading back to the Supreme Court?

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

11/05/2014

A Supreme Court ruling striking down the IRS subsidies in all 50 states would provide an important opportunity for reform.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, health care, U.S. Supreme Court

Illinois Corruption Watch, October 2014

By Brian Costin

11/01/2014

In October, we found 52 different stories of potential public corruption in Illinois, including a trio of stories related to the election. An Illinois Policy investigation into emails from a group of Kankakee County superintendents revealed potentially illegal activities to pass a countywide sales-tax hike for school facilities. Documents obtained suggest illegal actions by superintendents...

TAGS: good government, waste

Insurers’ ObamaCare escape hatch

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

10/22/2014

Insurers wouldn’t participate in the federal health exchange without an escape clause protecting them from the possibility that IRS subsidies would be ruled illegal, according to industry news. It was a smart move, as that possibility just got more likely in recent weeks. At issue is what the plain text of Section 1401 of the Affordable Care...

The top 10 things every Illinoisan should know about ObamaCare and Medicaid

10/20/2014

The Affordable Care Act, or ACA, commonly known as ObamaCare, is failing to deliver on its promises to provide health-care access and affordability. While some Illinoisans now have coverage, it has come at the expense of people like Michéle who lost her employer-based coverage as a result of the law and now struggles to find...

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State-employee health benefits: Avoiding the ObamaCare ‘Cadillac tax’

Corruption Watch: January 2015

Illinois Corruption Watch: December 2014

Why Rauner should roll back Illinois’ Medicaid expansion ASAP

Illinois Corruption Watch: November 2014

ObamaCare a bad fit for Latino community

Is ObamaCare heading back to the Supreme Court?

Illinois Corruption Watch, October 2014

Insurers’ ObamaCare escape hatch

The top 10 things every Illinoisan should know about ObamaCare and Medicaid

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students