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February 8, 2022
Statement for the Record to the United States Senate Committee on Finance on Youth Mental Health
Jennifer Lav Testimony
NHeLP submitted a statement for the record to the Senate Finance Committee on approaches to improve coverage and services for youth with mental health conditions. The statement offers policy options in three areas where additional legislation, oversight, or guidance would further the Senate Finance Committee’s priority of improving behavioral…
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August 26, 2021
EPSDT Trends Fact Sheet 2015 – 2019
Daniel Young Fact Sheet
This Fact Sheet is a companion piece to the National Health Law Program’s publication, Children’s Health Under Medicaid. A National Review of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services 2015-2019, highlighting trends in EPSDT program performance. The analysis compares states’ reported data in 2019 to what the states…
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June 29, 2021
Children’s Health Under Medicaid A National Review of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services 2015 – 2019
Daniel Young, Zamir M. Brown, Sarah Somers, and Jane Perkins Manual/Report
The Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment program requires each state to complete a reporting form provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This form, known as the Form CMS-416, measures the states’ efforts to ensure that…
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January 6, 2021
Meeting the Moment: Understanding EPSDT and Improving Implementation in California to Address Growing Mental Health Needs
Kimberly Lewis and Rachel Velcoff Hults Fact Sheet, Guide, Manual/Report, Issue Brief
Children and youth across the country are facing an escalating mental health crisis. The events of 2020 have added new and complex stressors, exacerbating mental health challenges while also creating new barriers to accessing care. Unmet mental health needs have grave consequences for individuals, their families, and entire communities.…
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November 9, 2018
Update on EPSDT Litigation Trends
Jane Perkins Issue Brief, Case Explainer
Medicaid's Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) health care coverage for children and youth under 21 is designed to provide them with comprehensive health care -- from well-child check-ups to the care and services needed to correct or ameliorate episodic illnesses and injuries and long-term chronic and…
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September 10, 2018
Health Care Coverage for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in California
Amy Chen Issue Brief
IntroductionTeens who become pregnant face a different set of challenges when accessing and receiving health care services as compared to adults who become pregnant. Teens may be uncertain how to obtain health care services related to their pregnancies. They may also need confidentiality, financial assistance, or information on whether…
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Statement for the Record to the United States Senate Committee on Finance on Youth Mental Health

EPSDT Trends Fact Sheet 2015 – 2019

Children’s Health Under Medicaid A National Review of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services 2015 – 2019

Meeting the Moment: Understanding EPSDT and Improving Implementation in California to Address Growing Mental Health Needs

Update on EPSDT Litigation Trends

Health Care Coverage for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in California