How Healthcare Works In Illinois

By Jason Marck
Healthcare Illinois
Nurses Lisa Lui-Popelka, left, and Emily Ruben, right, talk with Northwestern Memorial Hospital patient Carol Wittwer at her bedside in a special wing of the Emergency Department in Chicago on Jan. 10. Teresa Crawford / Associated Press
Healthcare Illinois
Nurses Lisa Lui-Popelka, left, and Emily Ruben, right, talk with Northwestern Memorial Hospital patient Carol Wittwer at her bedside in a special wing of the Emergency Department in Chicago on Jan. 10. Teresa Crawford / Associated Press

How Healthcare Works In Illinois

By Jason Marck
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Leading up to the midterm election, Morning Shift is bringing you a series of conversations around the big financial issues facing Illinois and its residents.

“Illinois: The Bottom Line” is premised on the idea that the only way we can create a brighter future for both the state as a whole and individuals and families is by addressing the bottom line.

WBEZ’s Kristen Schorsch and Barbara Otto of Smart Policy Works help break down healthcare in Illinois from how public and private systems work in our state, where inequities exist and what can be done about them.

GUESTS: Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ reporter

Barabara Otto, CEO of Smart Policy Works

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