Cook County hospitals brace for influx of uninsured patients with Affordable Care Act subsidies expiring

Rising premiums and expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies are pricing some people out of insurance coverage, and Cook County ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Corner Office: Cook County Health and Hospitals System CEO Dr. John Jay Shannon on the importance of strong teams

John Jay Shannon, MD, knows that for every patient to receive the best care possible, excellence starts with the executive team. Dr. Shannon became CEO of Chicago-based Cook County Health and ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Cook County Health System Moves Forward With Plans to Close Oak Forest Hospital

Illinois’ Cook County Health & Hospitals System — the public hospital system for the metropolitan Chicago area — has said it plans to close Oak Forest (Ill.) Hospital and convert it into an outpatient ...

Cook County Health chief medical officer voices concern as ACA subsidies set to expire Thursday

Without an extension of ACA subsidies, premiums are expected to double and triple for the 550,000 Illinoisans enrolled in the ...

As federal health tax credits end, Chicago-area leaders warn about costs to Cook County and Illinois hospitals

With health care subsidies expiring in the new year, Cook County Health officials and political leaders on Wednesday warned ...
The Washington Post

An Rx for Ailing Cook County Hospital

CHICAGO, Dec. 12 -- It was the inspiration for an award-winning television drama. It spawned the world's first blood bank and the nation's first trauma unit. As it got up in age, it was renovated and ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Provident Hospital of Cook County transferring several patients amid air conditioning issues

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Provident Hospital of Cook County is transferring several patients amid air conditioning issues in the building, a spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. The hot temperatures in ...