health insurance Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/health-insurance/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Fri, 08 May 2020 12:01:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png health insurance Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/health-insurance/ 32 32 163009088 Essential US workers often lack sick leave and health care – benefits taken for granted in most other countries https://www.chicagoreporter.com/essential-us-workers-often-lack-sick-leave-and-health-care-benefits-taken-for-granted-in-most-other-countries/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/essential-us-workers-often-lack-sick-leave-and-health-care-benefits-taken-for-granted-in-most-other-countries/#respond Fri, 08 May 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5917342 American workers tend to lack many basic benefits that are incredibly common in other countries, a situation the 'Essential Worker Bill of Rights' aims to remedy.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/essential-us-workers-often-lack-sick-leave-and-health-care-benefits-taken-for-granted-in-most-other-countries/feed/ 0 5917342 ROUNDUP: Chicago and Illinois take more drastic measures in week two of COVID-19 crisis https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-chicago-and-illinois-take-more-drastic-measures-in-week-two-of-covid-19-crisis/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-chicago-and-illinois-take-more-drastic-measures-in-week-two-of-covid-19-crisis/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:21:04 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5701043 As confirmed coronavirus cases climb into the thousands for Illinois, state and city officials, businesses and communities rally to fight the disease as questions remain about protecting the most vulnerable residents and workers.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-chicago-and-illinois-take-more-drastic-measures-in-week-two-of-covid-19-crisis/feed/ 0 5701043 Illinois changes Medicaid, food stamps and unemployment policies in response to COVID-19 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-changes-medicaid-food-stamps-and-unemployment-policies-in-response-to-covid-19/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-changes-medicaid-food-stamps-and-unemployment-policies-in-response-to-covid-19/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5694018 Advocates praise Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new measures meant to help low-income communities survive the crisis, but say much more is needed in a variety of areas.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-changes-medicaid-food-stamps-and-unemployment-policies-in-response-to-covid-19/feed/ 0 5694018 After Biden’s primary win, where do progressive politics stand in Illinois? https://www.chicagoreporter.com/after-bidens-primary-win-where-do-progressive-politics-stand-in-illinois/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/after-bidens-primary-win-where-do-progressive-politics-stand-in-illinois/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5650095 Bernie Sanders’ role in pushing the candidate left, and the victories and close calls of down-ballot candidates Marie Newman, Aaron Ortiz, Ken Thomas and Nidia Carranza show a shift.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/after-bidens-primary-win-where-do-progressive-politics-stand-in-illinois/feed/ 0 5650095 AI algorithms intended to root out welfare fraud often end up punishing the poor instead https://www.chicagoreporter.com/ai-algorithms-intended-to-root-out-welfare-fraud-often-end-up-punishing-the-poor-instead/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/ai-algorithms-intended-to-root-out-welfare-fraud-often-end-up-punishing-the-poor-instead/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:30:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5522772 States are increasingly turning to machine learning and algorithms to detect fraud in food stamps, Medicaid and other welfare programs – despite little evidence of actual fraud.

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