"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
What I am saying is that a significant portion of the 6 and under
population are not receiving adequate preventative health care in
their formative years which leads to higher cost medicine in later
years.

Ok, my mistake. I thought you were referring to the entire lifeline, not
children in their formative years. And, what you say does make sense, but
why are they not receiving adequate preventative health care? Is it solely a
financial reason?