Cook County Predicts Charity Healthcare Will Soar to Highest Level in over a Decade – Chicago Sun-Times

Cook County predicts charity healthcare will soar to highest level in over a decade – Chicago Sun-Times

The estimated spike in charity care for low-income people is part of the health system’s preliminary $4.7 billion budget for 2027. It’s a slimmer budget by more than $400 million compared to this year.

Cook County predicts charity care will soar to highest level in more than a decade

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.That’s about $100 million more in what’s known as charity care than the county expects to provide this year, and the largest amount in more than a decade.What’s largely driving this is people losing health insurance — people with low incomes in partic…

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Cook County predicts charity healthcare will soar to highest level in over a decade

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. That’s about $100 million more in what’s known as charity care than the county expects to provide this year, and the largest amount in more than a decade. What’s largely driving this is people losing health insurance — people with low incomes in part…