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Hiscock Historical Collection

Preserving the Early Development of Medicaid's EPSDT Benefit

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Manela R, Feingold E with Meyer R, Lauffer A, Overberger C. 1977. A brief history of the Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment Program EPSDT. Washington, DC: U.S. Health Care Financing Administration, 20 pp, (Hiscock Collection; no. 68).

This document is one of six information booklets with accompanying training materials for the Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program. It covers the origins of EPSDT; what states must do to implement EPSDT; some issues faced by EPSDT; the future of EPSDT; and questions and answers.

Smith BJ. 1986. A comparative analysis of selected Federal programs serving young children. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina, State Technical Assistance Resource Team, 41 pp, (Hiscock Collection; related).

Joni P. Porter, State Technical Assistance Resource Team
FPG Child Development Institute
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CB 8180
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8180

Telephone: (919) 966-2622
Website: http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
Available from the website. Document Number: ERIC ED277203.

Hass G, Scovell M. 1977. A guide to administration, diagnosis and treatment for the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program (EPSDT) under Medicaid. Evanston, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 75 pp, (Hiscock Collection; no. 61).

This guide for state and local agencies and providers covers the need for the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program, resources, organization of services, cost and program evaluation, recommendations for preventive care, and problem management.

U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Child Health. 1980. A guide to adolescent health care: EPSDT. Baltimore, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Health Care Financing Administration, 64 pp, (Hiscock Collection; related).

This guide is directed to state and local agencies, providers, and others involved in implementing the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program. Its purpose is to provide a basis for setting standards of good practice in the planning and delivery of EPSDT services to adolescents. Chapters discuss the needs of adolescents, administrative considerations, the health history, the physical exam, screening procedures and referral for diagnosis and treatment, special hazards and developmental review.

Lindahl RL, Young WO. 1980. A guide to dental care for the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program (EPSDT) under Medicaid. Baltimore, MD: U.S. Health Care Financing Administration, 85 pp, (Hiscock Collection; no. 62).

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Fax: (415) 840-0391
E-mail: info@archive.org
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Document Number: HCFA pub. no. 24515.

This guide for those primarily involved in implementing the dental care component of EPSDT discusses screening, diagnosis and treatment of dental disease; and monitoring of the program. It gives illustrative case studies in administration. Appendices include recommended standards for basic oral health for children, consultation sources, a glossary, and a standard claim form.

Frankenburg WK, North AF. 1974. A guide to screening for the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program (EPSDT) under Medicaid. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 205 pp, (Hiscock Collection; no. 63).

This manual is written to help public officials, physicians, nurses, and others plan and carry out an Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and treatment (EPSDT) program under Medicaid that will effectively meet some of the health care needs of eligible children. It covers the place of screening in health care; organization and administration of screen, diagnosis, and treatment; and screening procedures for several common health issues in children.

Hamlin D, Stell L, Hotkowski P. 1982. A guide to the design, development, and implementation of an EPSDT subsystem of the MMIS. San Francisco, CA: Alexander Grant Information Systems, (Hiscock Collection; no. 158).

This guide describes an Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) subssystem for the Medicare Management Information System (MMIS) designed to cover the many EPSDT program functions that are different than those of Medicare. It includes the general system plan, an implementation plan, a training guide outline, and a user manual outline. Introductory information includes an executive summary of a system developed for California's Child Health and Disability Prevention Program and a summary of an assessment of the Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma and Virginia EPSDT subsystems.

Applied Management Sciences. 1976. A pretest-posttest analysis of Medicaid utilization and cost data for evaluation of EPSDT impact on Medicaid: Methodological report. Silver Spring, MD: Applied Management Sciences, 20 pp, (Hiscock Collection; no. 38).

This report examines methods for a study of the effects of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program screening on medical care utilization and costs, using data between 1974 and February 1977 in two unnamed states.

Damiano PC, Kanellis MJ, Willard JC, Momany ET. 1996. A report on the Iowa Title XIX Dental Program. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa, Public Policy Center and College of Dentistry, 74 pp, (Hiscock Collection; related).

University of Iowa
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Iowa City, IA 52242-1602

Telephone: (319) 335-3500
Website: http://www.uiowa.edu
Available from the website.

This report describes a project to (1) assist the Iowa Department of Human Services in providing access to dental care for Title XIX recipients, (2) evaluate aspects of the Title XIX dental program in Iowa, and (3) develop a series of policy options for improving the program. The report includes a detailed discussion of the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) Dental Registry of Title XIX participating dentists, and information on educating Iowa dentists and physicians about the oral health component of the EPSDT Care for Kids program; the utilization of dental services by Title XIX–enrolled children ages 5 years and under; attitudes about and participation of Iowa dentists in the Title XIX program and factors affecting their participation; fees reimbursed by the Title XIX program compared to fees of Iowa private practice dentists; and policy options for improving the Title XIX dental program.

Community Health Foundation. 1976. A study of broken appointments in the Pennsylvania EPSDT program. Evanston, IL: Community Health Foundation, 77 pp, (Hiscock Collection; no. 117).

This report describes the problem of broken medical appointments, findings from a literature review and other EPSDT programs, demonstrated approaches to reducing broken appointments, findings from site visits, recommendations, and ways of minimizing the impact of residual broken appointments.

Irwin PH. 1980. A study of the process, effectiveness and costs of the EPSDT program in Southeastern Pennsylvania Part III: Interim report explanatory effectiveness analysis. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, 109 pp, (Hiscock Collection; no. 144).

This document reports on a study of preventive services through the analysis of existing data from child health screening services (EPSDT) in southeastern Pennsylvania, including a description, a model, and attempts to explain variations in efficiency within the program. Topics include outreach, risk identification and reduction, and impact.

Irwin PH, Conroy-Hughes R. 1980. A study of the process, effectiveness and costs of the EPSDT program in Southeastern Pennsylvania: Final report. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, 260 pp, (Hiscock Collection; no. 148).

This report describes results of a study that addressed the issues of preventive services through the analysis of existing data from child health screening services (Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment--EPSDT) in southeastern Pennsylvania. It describes the EPSDT system and reports on outreach (implementation); risk identification (efficacy); risk reduction (effectiveness). A technical appendix describes the methodology, including data description, conceptional modeling, and explanatory effectiveness analysis.

Irwin HP, Pellegrini SG, Fei R. n.d.. A study of the process, effectiveness, and costs of the EPSDT program in southeastern Pennsylvania: Interim report. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, 126 pp, (Hiscock Collection; no. 105).

This interim report covers the first nine months of a two-year study of data collected by the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program in southeastern Pennsylvania, dealing primarily with a description of a large secondary data set. It describes the program, eligibles and clients, and providers. Also included are a project abstract, a review of some of the relevant literature on other studies of EPSDT projects, and the research design.

Irwin PH, Pellegrini SG, Conroy-Hughes R. 1979. A study of the process, effectiveness, and costs of the EPSDT program in southeastern Pennsylvania: Second interim report--Conceptual modeling. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, 60 pp, (Hiscock Collection; no. 143).

This report provides a theoretical conceptual model of the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Program in southeastern Pennsylvania, looking at the components of the administration of EPSDT and the interrelationships of these components. It focuses on outreach and performance measures.

Health Facilities Foundation. 1973. A training guide for health personnel: EPSDT/Medicaid. San Francisco, CA: Health Facilities Foundation, 266 pp, (Hiscock Collection; no. 18).

This guide for the training of health personnel for the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program aims to assist EPSDT administrators, supervisors, and others in the training of allied health personnel; to provide trainees with an explanation of the program and a description of the human and technical skills they will need; and to give an understanding of the new and expanding role of the family health worker in these programs. It covers elements of training, organization, casefinding and outreach, screening tests, case management, and evaluation. Appendices include a glossary, suggested training schedule, and a bibliography.

n.d. Additional technical assistance to the state of California in improving its case management for the EPSDT program: Final project report. Macro Systems, (Hiscock Collection; no. 122).

    Reis JS et al., with the assistance of Kingman P et al. 1979. An assessment of the validity of the results of HCFA's demonstration and evaluation program for the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program (EPSDT): A metaevaluation (Working draft). Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Center for Health Services and Policy Research, 1 v, (Hiscock Collection; no. 100 (summary), 101 (full report)).

    This document reviews the validity of the information in 21 reports of the 15 demonstration/evaluation projects on EPSDT funded by the Health Care Financing Administration (formerly SRS) from 1972-1978. It discusses the populations of the demonstrations; case finding and outreach; screening; case monitoring; diagnosis and treatment; data management; costs; lessons for the Child Health Assurance Act of 1979; and strategic options for future demonstration/evaluation policy.

    Foltz AM. 1982. An ounce of prevention: Child health policies under Medicaid. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 254 pp, (MIT Press series in health and public policy; 4; Hiscock collection; related).

    This book analyzes the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program (EPSDT) of Medicaid (Title XIX).

      [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration]. 1994?-. Annual EPSDT participation report: All states—Fiscal year 19__. [Baltimore, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration], annual, (Hiscock Collection; related).

      Teresa Gardner
      U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
      7500 Security Boulevard
      Baltimore, MD 21244

      Telephone: (877) 267-2323
      Secondary Telephone: (410) 786-3000
      Contact Phone: (410) 786-3289
      Fax:
      Contact E-mail: tgardner@hcfa.gov
      Website: https://www.cms.gov
      Available from the website.

      This annual statistical summary provides state by state information on the utilization of the services provided by the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) program. It provides statistics in these categories, among others: age groups, eligible populations, participant ratios, reported screenings, health screening supervision, referrals for corrective services, and data on those receiving vision, dental, and hearing services.

      National Institute for Advanced Studies. 1981. Assessment of California's EPSDT case management system: Technical assistance to California in the development of Medicaid MMIS for EPSDT module. Washington, DC: National Institute for Advanced Studies, 1 v, (Hiscock Collection; no. 136).
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      This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy, $3.5 M. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.