Getting down to the nitty gritty.

The topic that I am considering is the disparity in hospital care one receives in Lake County, IN versus Cook County, IL. I believe that the quality of care is impacted by both the amount of money a family has as well as the amount of money the doctor would make in that area in addition to their schooling.  It seems that there are far more people in Lake County that are on some type of government health care or have no health care whatsoever.  The quality of education the doctor in Lake County, IN is also more likely to be well below that of a doctor in Cook County, IL. Part of this is that there are 4 teaching hospitals in Cook County, Loyola University Medical Center, Rush University Medical Center, University of Chicago, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. There are zero teaching hospitals in Lake County, IN. The average Cook County, IL resident’s annual income is $54,559. The average Lake County, IN resident’s annual income is $34,296. That is a difference of $20,263 per year. This topic interests me because many of my family members as well as myself have been forced to make the trek to Chicago to see a specialist that cannot be found in Lake County, IN. I think all demographic groups would be interested in this topic. I believe most parents want nothing but the best for their children, especially when it comes to health care.