{"id":1403,"date":"2025-02-24T20:25:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T20:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.protectourcareil.org\/?p=1403"},"modified":"2025-03-10T20:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T20:43:57","slug":"commentary-preventive-care-in-childhood-reduces-the-burden-of-chronic-diseases-in-adulthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protectourcareil.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/24\/commentary-preventive-care-in-childhood-reduces-the-burden-of-chronic-diseases-in-adulthood\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMENTARY: Preventive Care in childhood reduces the burden of chronic diseases in adulthood"},"content":{"rendered":"

As clinicians on the front line of child health, we see firsthand the profound role Medicaid plays in ensuring children receive the life-saving care they deserve.<\/p>\n

As policymakers deliberate potential cuts in government spending, we urge all who care about the health and well-being of children to implore them to reject Medicaid cuts that would harm our nation\u2019s most vulnerable patients.<\/p>\n

Read the full article: https:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/crains-forum-whats-ahead-medicaid\/federal-cuts-would-put-childrens-health-jeopardy-opinion<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As clinicians on the front line of child health, we see firsthand the profound role Medicaid plays in ensuring children receive the life-saving care they deserve. As policymakers deliberate potential cuts in government spending, we urge all who care about the health and well-being of children to implore them to reject Medicaid cuts that would harm our nation\u2019s most vulnerable patients. Read the full article: https:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/crains-forum-whats-ahead-medicaid\/federal-cuts-would-put-childrens-health-jeopardy-opinion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCOMMENTARY: Preventive Care in childhood reduces the burden of chronic diseases in adulthood - Protect Our Care IL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.protectourcareil.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/24\/commentary-preventive-care-in-childhood-reduces-the-burden-of-chronic-diseases-in-adulthood\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"COMMENTARY: Preventive Care in childhood reduces the burden of chronic diseases in adulthood - Protect Our Care IL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As clinicians on the front line of child health, we see firsthand the profound role Medicaid plays in ensuring children receive the life-saving care they deserve. 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