Governor Huckabee Praises Program For Diabetes
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Governor Huckabee today lauded a new program
that combines state and private efforts to help diabetes patients
who receive Medicaid assistance.
Huckabee says the program will improve the quality of life of
the patients -- and it will save taxpayers money by reducing the
need for some catastrophic medical care.
The Arkansas Diabetes Control Program is getting funding by
grants from Eli Lilly and Company. The program has added 12
diabetes education centers across the state.
About one-thousand Medicaid patients use the free counseling
now. Officials hope to put in education center in every Arkansas
county, adding to the 33 centers now operating.
The program is part of the state`s Healthy Arkansas initiative.
