Preckwinkle says the county is “tightening its belt" so that they are not asking residents for a single additional dollar this year, while absorbing a $550 million gap.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Facing a "perfect storm" of financial pressures thanks largely to federal cuts, Cook County's sprawling safety net health system ...

Chicago, IL, Jan. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Cook County Health (CCH) enters the new year, the health system celebrates a year of transformative progress and historic advancements. Through ...

Up to 330,000 Illinois residents could lose coverage when new rules go into effect January 1, 2027Chicago, IL, Sept. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cook County Health joined State officials and Cook ...

Cook County Health expects to provide around $485 million in free or discounted care next year, returning to an era before the Affordable Care Act insured millions more Americans than it does today.

Cook County Health and Hospitals System, based in Chicago, has proposed a $937.6 million budget for the next fiscal year, which will likely draw scrutiny from Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, ...

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Although Illinois’ Cook County Health and Hospitals System’s independent government board anticipated 593 layoffs, only 188 employees have been laid off so far, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Cook County Health & Hospitals System is struggling to fill patient billing positions, perhaps due to the system’s “perceived instability” and the positions’ low pay, according to a Chicago Sun-Times ...

Two major Chicago public institutions — Cook County Health and the University of Illinois College of Medicine — are expanding their partnership to provide care to patients, more training for medical ...

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Cook County, which runs one of the biggest public health systems in the nation, is bracing for a blow to its budget as U.S. House Republicans advanced sweeping cuts to health insurance for millions of ...