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United States General Accounting Office MEDICAID Stronger Efforts Needed to Ensure Children's Access to Health Screening Services Results in Brief The extent to which children in Medicaid across the country are receiving EPSDT services is not fully known, but the available evidence indicates that many are not receiving these services. A comprehensive view is not possible because annual state reports to HCFA on the delivery of EPSDT services are unreliable and incomplete, particularly for children in managed care. The most reliable evidence comes from studies of specific EPSDT services, such as lead screening or dental services, and reviews conducted . . .
