Cook County erases nearly $665 million in medical debt for more than a half million residents – Chicago Sun-Times

In total, the county plans to spend $9 million it has received from the federal government to help recover from the COVID-19 pandemic to erase up to $1 billion in medical debt for county residents. That money must be spent by the end of 2026, and the county has spent about two-thirds so far, said Matt Richards, Cook County deputy chief of staff for health.
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Leaving Soon, just not soon enough
10 months ago

Not quite true, they had no chance of ever getting paid this money. So, in reality they just recognized the loss. The loss was always there.

Hello, Indiana!
10 months ago

Taxwinkle never ceases to come up with money for people that, despite receiving every form of social assistance and “ guaranteed income “ can’t seem to pay their bills. She’ll wheedle every dollar she can out of people that receive no assistance and still manage to pay the doctor. She paints her largess as “ federal funds “, which is a newspeak version of saying “ your tax dollars.”.

Call my shrink
10 months ago

Like Biden with the college loans . In the end the taxpayers bend over.

The Railroader
10 months ago

“In 2023, a report documented the devastation medical debt causes Illinois families — particularly in immigrant and Black communities…” 

Kristen Schorsch, DNC operative and “journalist” for We BE Zombies, celebrates the redirection of funds intended for Coof relief being misdirected towards other unrelated spending instead of returned to the Federal Treasury.

More money for illegal immigrants, all in the name of The Coof.

Kristen, what will this “model” program do once the Coof money is gone? Is this another one of those ‘fiscal cliffs’?

Fed up neighbor
10 months ago

Why have health insurance and pay absurd premiums or pay my bills anymore.

Old Joe
10 months ago

Gosh, I wonder if seniors qualify for this largess?

PPF
10 months ago
Reply to  Old Joe

They already suck up 38% of the federal budget with social security and medicare. Never enough money for seniors.

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