The Reduction of Infant Mortality in Illinois
The Family Case Management Program and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Medicaid Expenditures in the First Year of Life
1997 - 2006
Description of Chart 10: Medicaid Expenditures in the First Year of Life, 1997 - 2006
| Year |
WIC&FCM |
Neither |
| 1997 |
$4,673 |
$8,800 |
| 1998 |
$5,035 |
$10,675 |
| 1999 |
$4,989 |
$8,556 |
| 2000 |
$5,450 |
$8,652 |
| 2001 |
$4,769 |
$7,072 |
| 2002 |
$5,580 |
$9,457 |
| 2003 |
$5,887 |
$8,934 |
| 2004 |
$5,989 |
$8,956 |
| 2005 |
$6,588 |
$10,697 |
| 2006 |
$5,979 |
$8,309 |
The Department is able to match information from its maternal and child health management information system, Cornerstone, with vital records maintained by the IDPH and the Medicaid Management Information System maintained by the IDHFS. This allows
the Department to compare the perinatal health status of women and children who participate in several of its programs to Medicaid-eligible non-participants and the general population of pregnant women and newborns.
WIC and FCM, through the reduction in very low birth weight, contribute to a significant reduction in Medicaid expenditures during the first year of life.
