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May 14, 2015
Survey of Medicaid Managed Care Contracts: EPSDT Vision and Hearing Services
Jane Perkins, Sarah Somers, and External Source Issue Brief
An estimated 25 percent of all school children in the United States have some type of vision problem significant enough to affect daily life and school performance. Similarly, despite the proliferation of hospital-based newborn hearing screening programs, a significant number of children with possible hearing loss are not receiving…
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May 12, 2015
Issue Brief: Vision Services for Children on Medicaid A Review of EPSDT Services
Jane Perkins and Catherine McKee Issue Brief
A significant number of children in the United States are living with undiagnosed vision problems, and low-income children and children of color are disproportionately affected. Most low-income children qualify for health insurance through their state's Medicaid program. Medicaid offers enrolled children a comprehensive benefit, called Early and Periodic Screening,…
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May 12, 2015
Protect Medicaid Funding: Women’s Health, Issue 2
dfitzgerald Issue Brief
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May 8, 2015
EHB Prescription Drug Standard – Exceptions Process
Michelle Lilienfeld Issue Brief
Introduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service categories that plans must cover. One of the ten categories of benefits is prescription drugs. On February 20th, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the Notice…
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May 8, 2015
EHB Prescription Drug Standard – Formulary Transparency
Wayne Turner Issue Brief
Introduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service categories that plans must cover. One of the ten categories of benefits is prescription drugs. On February 20th, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the Notice…
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May 5, 2015
Medicaid Assessments for Long-Term Supports & Services (LTSS)
David Machledt Issue Brief
Long-term care needs assessments serve a vital role in Medicaid. For individuals with disabilities and older adults, needs assessments are used to determine eligibility for both institutional and home and community-based services (HCBS). The assessment process establishes the type and extent of an individual's care needs, which inform the…
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