Cook County’s prime well being official stated Tuesday the county can’t maintain offering well being care with no reimbursement, sounding the alarm on an issue so extreme that funding for charity care is predicted to expire subsequent 12 months lengthy earlier than the 12 months is over. At a finances deal with earlier than the Cook County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, Cook County Health CEO Dr. John Jay Shannon stated there’s “no question” that the largest problem to the well being system’s success subsequent 12 months goes to be assembly the demand for uncompensated care as a result of individuals “naturally gravitate” to the county well being system once they lack insurance coverage. “We