Hospital officials contend they already were owed $22 million for services provided to Medicaid patients as of mid-February. Coupled with the loss of revenue from elective procedures and unplanned expenses, the hospital estimates COVID-19 has cost it $10 million, according to court records.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.