July 28, 2015
By Mary Kuhlman,
CHICAGO– Some of Illinois’s most vulnerable children are receiving lifelong health and well-being benefits from Medicaid, which turns 50 this year. According a study done by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, children with Medicaid become healthier adults who have better educational outcomes and greater financial security.
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The study compiles research gathered over the last several years on individuals who received Medicaid as children in the 1980s and 90s. Report co-author Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, says there’s a positive economic impact.
“Some studies are now finding that children who received Medicaid actually pay more taxes as adults and use fewer government subsidies,” she says. “The government is getting a great return on investment by providing kids with Medicaid.”
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