As upcoming Medicaid changes impact coverage, charity care costs at county hospitals expected to hit $500M next year - The Daily Line

Michael McDevitt

JUL 31, 2026

As upcoming Medicaid changes impact coverage, charity care costs at county hospitals expected to hit $500M next year
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Cook County Health CEO Erik Mikaitis speaks to the county Finance Committee on July 21, 2026. [Livestream]

The leaders of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System conservatively expect to spend half a billion dollars caring for uninsured patients next year as Republican-led federal changes to Medicaid boot thousands from their plans, contributing to “one of the most financially challenging years our health system has faced in recent memory,” Cook County Health CEO Erik Mikaitis said in a mid-year hearing last week.

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