Access to urgent care for residents of Arlington Heights and surrounding areas received a boost Thursday when U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi presented $1 million in federal funding to county and municipal leaders.
While the estimated budget hole is larger than the $18.2 million gap projected last year, it is one of the county’s smallest deficits in the last decade. Government leaders said that hiring hasn’t budged much in the past year. “We do need to staff up,” Cook County Board President Preckwinkle said.
Cook County Health, the largest provider of low-income and uninsured patients, estimates it will lose $40 million due to Medicaid coverage losses. Only $3M shortfall however.