More Than One-Third Of Medicaid-Enrolled Children In Five States Did Not Receive Required Blood Lead Screening Tests

On October 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published this report that fins that more than one-third of Medicaid-enrolled children in fiive states did not receive required blood lead screening tests. Specifically, more than one-third of the 1 million children who were required to receive a 12-month and a 24-month blood lead screening test received neither test . . .