Proposed Cook County Health Care Cuts Penny Wise, Pound Foolish, Says Chicago Dental Society

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: January 25, 2007 | Copyright information

To: FAMILY EDITORS

Contact: Keri Kramer of the Chicago Dental Society, +1-312-836- 7330, or kkramer@cds.org

CHICAGO, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cook County Commissioner Todd Stroger's call for 17% across-the-board cuts to the county budget will only deepen the health care crisis for Illinois families, the Chicago Dental Society (CDS) says.

Of particular concern to CDS are plans to eliminate all dental staff within the Department of Public Health and dental services at Stroger Hospital. The proposed budget calls for cutting $2.64 million in dental programs in 2007.

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