From the health care debate to the muffler guy on TV, it's thesame pitch: "Pay me now or pay me later."
Not in quite those words, but with a similar message, Gov. Edgarannounced Friday that Illinois has made the down payment on ahealthier future for Medicaid recipients - at an eventual savings totaxpayers.
Forty-one community organizations, clinics and public agencieshave signed on for the state's Healthy Moms/Healthy Kids initiativeto provide prenatal care to nearly 60,000 low-income women, andimmunizations, screenings and care for more than 500,000 children,Edgar said.
The program is part of Medicaid but offers more services thanthe traditional …
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