Chicago's major health care groups, senior living centers secure federal stimulus money

Chicago’s largest hospital systems were among the recipients of millions of dollars in federal relief funds for health care providers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, but other recipients included senior living facilities, eye care clinics and even dermatologists, podiatrists and plastic surgeons. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is allocating $50 billion as part of the CARES Act. Congress approved the funds to help health care providers offset lost revenue from suspending…