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Cook County lands $100 million federal waiver

By Communications Staff at October 29, 2012 | 11:41 am | 0 Comment

Originally published in the October 29, 2012 edition of Crain's Chicago Business Cook County hit a $100 million jackpot over the weekend. In a little noticed but crucial decision announced Friday night, the federal government signed off on a request by county board President Toni Preckwinkle to enroll 114,000 low-income people a year early in the Medicaid more...

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On the Mend-Cook County’s Health System is in Recovery

By Communications Staff at October 25, 2012 | 12:12 pm | 0 Comment

Originally published in the October 25, 2012 edition of ChicagoTribune.com. Image courtesy of the Chicago Tribune: One of the highlights of the budget presentation Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made last week to the Tribune editorial board was an impressively streamlined $868 million spending plan for the health system. In this case, what more...

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