Price transparency in health care falls short of shoppers
A reader question on consumer price shopping for health care highlights the gap between cost visibility and informed decisions. The piece argues patients trust providers, not markets, making price shopping risky for high stakes care and warns about drug coupon schemes obscuring true costs.
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Arly
David
Denver
Medical Marketing & Media
Andrew Pollpeter
Amundsen Group
Troy Filipek
Milliman
Illinois faces fiscal pains threaten 2016 growth path
The News Gazette weighs economic signals for 2016, noting Illinois underperforms nationally with high unemployment, lagging wage growth, and a fiscal crisis. It cites 5.7 percent unemployment, a net 400 jobs in November, and a standstill in state budgeting amid a $111 billion pension debt. Strong entities include Illinois, Rauner, Madigan, Cullerton, Radogno, Durkin, and the national economy context. The piece argues without a budget compromise, Illinois risks continuing poor growth and higher taxes.
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Illinois
Charles Dickens
U.S
Federal Reserve
America
China
Land of
Lincoln
House
Michael Madigan
Bruce Rauner
Senate
John Cullerton
Sen
Christine Radogno
Jim Durkin
Lawmaker contact details and office addresses
Readout lists two offices in Illinois for lawmakers. Main Capitol Building address in Springfield with phone number 217 782 6674 and a Mattoon suite address on Broadway.
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Springfield
Illinois
Hart Senate
Washington DC
Kirk
Senate.gov
Rayburn Hob
Washington, DC
Harrisburg
Capitol Building
Broadway Suite
Mattoon
David Reis
State House
State
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Marcus Smith
Jamey Walston
Community
Jwalston
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Copyright Register
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Joey Lueckerluecke
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Tristate-Media.com
Mtcarmel Register
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Mark Kirk
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