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Originally published on hpherald.com 10/31/23 | Photo: Courtesy of the University of Chicago
A year after its launch, a countywide medical debt relief program [[link removed](COOK%20COUNTY%2C%20IL)%20%2D,the%20program%20launched%20in%202022.] has wiped $281 million in medical debt for more than 158,000 residents.
The news, announced by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday, Oct. 24, comes after a recent round of debt relief with the University of Chicago Medicine more than doubled the number of residents who saw their medical debt erased.
The Cook County Medical Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI), launched in 2022, is funded by $12 million from the American Rescue Plan Act [[link removed].] . Working with the national nonprofit organization RIP Medical Debt [[link removed]] , the program purchases medical debt from health care providers in the county at a discount, allowing the debt to be wiped for residents who meet financial hardship qualifications.
“We take great pride in what MDRI has achieved thus far, and this work underscores the profound impact of the American Rescue Plan Act, a transformative piece of legislation,” said Preckwinkle in a statement. “As we continue to leverage the funds provided by ARPA, we eagerly anticipate providing relief to thousands more of our Cook County residents who have been disproportionately burdened by the weight of medical debt.”
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Originally published on chicagotribune.com 10/26/23
While in its infancy, a Cook County program aimed at helping suburbs address long-standing infrastructure problems has already helped south suburban Phoenix, according to the village’s mayor.
The Build Up Cook program is allocating $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act money to assist suburbs with infrastructure work, and has so far covered costs such as repairs to the Village Hall roof in Phoenix, a generator in Posen and water system repairs in Dixmoor.
County officials, at a news conference Wednesday in Posen, said several south suburbs are in line to take advantage of the program, the pilot phase of which got underway this year.
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