Improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of publicly financed health care
Preventive Care
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EPSDT at 40: Modernizing a Pediatric Health Policy to Reflect a Changing Health Care SystemThis report examines the continuing role of EPSDT benefits in Medicaid including information about the flexibility provided by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) and detailing state practices in implementing EPSDT benefits within managed care arrangements. It also duscusses findings of an expert workgroup convened to identify promising approaches for modernizing EPSDT. |
July 2008 | Resource Papers |
Enhancing Child Development Services in Medicaid Managed Care: A BCAP ToolkitThis toolkit reflects the experiences of the Enhancing Child Development Services in Medicaid Managed Care workgroup - 10 health plans and a primary care case management program - that collaborated to develop best practices for enhancing child development services. |
October 2005 | Toolkits |
Risk Assessment and Prevention of Early Childhood CariesDownload resources from this CHCS webinar which discussed the assessment of risk among this population from the state perspective and highlighted a successful model that treats disease at its source and educates the family to stop the cycle of decay. |
October 2005 | Webinar Resources |
Early Child Development Services Can Nip Problems in the BudThrough participation in the Enhancing Child Development Services in Medicaid Managed Care BCAP workgroup, CommunityCARE of Louisiana, the state's primary care case management program, increased the number of provider referrals for 0-3-year-olds identified with a developmental delay. The plan established developmental monitoring office programs and expanded the number of acceptable tools that providers can use for ages one to six. |
July 2005 | Case Studies |
Molina Healthcare of Michigan's Step-by-Step Improvement in Early Childhood AssessmentThis case study describes how Molina Healthcare of Michigan applied the BCAP Quality Framework to improve EPSDT rates and early childhood developmental screening for Medicaid enrollees from birth to age three. |
November 2004 | Case Studies |
Improving Developmental Screening: One Child at a TimeMolina Healthcare of Michigan improved EPSDT and early childhood development screening rates using the BCAP Quality Framework in a pilot program at 11 provider practices. |
September 2004 | Case Studies |
Improving Preventive Care Services for Children: A BCAP ToolkitThis Toolkit includes a simple process improvement model to consistently follow; strategies for identification, stratification, outreach, and intervention, including plan case studies; tools to encourage providers to adopt streamlined preventive care practices; and communications tactics for creating change. |
March 2002 | Toolkits |