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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 21, 2005
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Media Contact: Ginnie Flynn, Illinois Academy of Family Physicians
630-435-0356 x118, cell: 630-263-4613
E-mail: gflynn@iafp.com |
Statement in support of Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s All Kids
proposal.
Attribute to Illinois Academy of Family Physicians president
Fredric D. Leary, M.D.
"The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP),
representing over 2,100 practicing family physicians throughout
Illinois, is pleased that the Blagojevich administration has
proposed a system to provide all Illinois children with health
care insurance.
Many family physicians are part of the safety net which
provides care to those who need it, regardless of their ability to
pay. The Governor’s All Kids plan will provide stability and
peace of mind for parents so their children can get the care they
need and deserve. It will also help physicians meet the needs of
those children.
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has a proposal
for ensuring health care coverage for all U.S. residents (http://www.aafp.org/x13723.xml).
The principles of the All Kids program meet our goals for
providing affordable basic services for children.
We look forward to collaborating with the Governor, the Department
of Healthcare and Family Services, and the General Assembly to
work out the details of the All Kids program.
Our hope is that the final legislation and rule-making will
ensure that all children have a family physician or pediatrician
as the primary care provider. The Illinois Academy of Family
Physicians also will work with all the interested parties to
ensure that this new system meets the needs of the physicians who
will be entrusted with the care of these precious patients.
As an organization, IAFP remains true to our principles of
high-quality comprehensive care for our patients. In that mission,
one of our prime tenets has always been access to care – and All
Kids offers improved access for children in Illinois."
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