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When the Savers Need Saving

Illustration of a family walking on a tightrope holding an umbrella. There are safety nets below. and a hospital in the background. Concept of safety-net hospitals.

With federal Medicaid and SNAP cuts looming, safety-net hospitals brace for an uncertain future Fact checked by Jim Lacy Mount Sinai Hospital on Chicago’s West Side is bright and busy early on a Thursday morning. People stream through the entrance. Security guards greet regulars and hand out badges to visitors.  This is not the Sinai that […]