title: A programmatic approach to improving the health of poor children.
abstract: There is a consensus among policy makers, physicians, child health advocates, and the general public on the need for federal action to improve the health care delivery system for poor children. What should be done, how it will be done, and who will be responsible remains a controversy. This article addresses the problems and potential of the Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program within the context of Medicaid, and proposes a programmatic strategy to make EPSDT more effective.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Copeland
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002669:Child Welfare; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008484:Medicaid / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013221:State Health Plans; D014481:United States