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New Opportunities and Continuing Challenges: A Report from the NASHP EPSDT Forum

07/19/2008 | Requests *

Summary

In January 2008, a small group of experts met to discuss challenges and recent changes to the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT) Medicaid benefit. Their discussion focused on helping states maximize children’s access to EPSDT care. They also covered ways to engage with primary care providers and to improve care coordination and quality measurement.

Author

Kaye, Neva; May, Jennifer; Snyder, Andrew

Available Files

Report PDF (232K, 22 pages)

Keywords

Medicaid; Information and Referral; Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs; EPSDT; Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment; DRA; Deficit Reduction Act; preventive care; healthcare; health care; quality; primary care providers; care coordination; case management; benefits packages; delivery systems; medical home; CMS-416; HEDIS;

Topic

Children and Family Services, Financing HCBS, Quality

Type/Tool

Archived conference materials, Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers, Reports

Source

Rutgers/NASHP, National Academy for State Health Policy

State

All States/Territories

Date Created

08/19/2008

Contact

National Academy for State Health Policy

info@nashp.org
207-874-6524

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/2334

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