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Illinois Medicaid pushes long-acting birth control

By Carla Johnson
Published September 3, 2014 6:23am ET
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Illinois Medicaid pushes long-acting birth control
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration wants to double down on long-acting birth control methods for the poor, hoping to save taxpayer money on unplanned pregnancies. Officials with the Illinois Medicaid program plan to increase payments to doctors and clinics for methods such as intrauterine devices. Dr. Melissa Gilliam is a family planning researcher […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration wants to double down on long-acting birth control methods for the poor, hoping to save taxpayer money on unplanned pregnancies.

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