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Cook hospital bills piling up

In this article about mounting bad debt and debt collection problems in the Cook County health network, the Civic Federation is quoted as urging the county to increase their transparency in how they determine bad debt.

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Civic Federation Commends County Board Vote to Reduce Hospital Administrative Costs

CHICAGO – As the Cook County Board continues its debate on the proposed $3 billion budget for FY 2005, the Civic Federation applauds the Board for its vote to consolidate the public relations, human resources and finance departments of the…