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Listen "'There's A Cascading Effect': How Medicaid Cuts Could Hurt Cook County Residents"
Episode Synopsis
Medicaid accounts for about 56% of the funds Cook County Health uses to treat patients.
Experts warn the cuts that House Republicans are advancing could have a serious impact on people’s health, on emergency rooms and that they could force Cook County to cut staff or reduce staff hours.
For more about these potential impacts and how providers are bracing, Reset talks with Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Cook County and public health reporter, and Dr. Mark Loafman, chair of family and community medicine at Cook County Health.
Experts warn the cuts that House Republicans are advancing could have a serious impact on people’s health, on emergency rooms and that they could force Cook County to cut staff or reduce staff hours.
For more about these potential impacts and how providers are bracing, Reset talks with Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Cook County and public health reporter, and Dr. Mark Loafman, chair of family and community medicine at Cook County Health.
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