Not All Children In Foster Care Who Were Enrolled In Medicaid Received Required Health Screenings OEI-07-13-00460

This report was released in March 2015 by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the federal Department of Health and Human Services. The OIG reviewed state provision of Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) services for children in foster care. Four states with large foster care populations were selected for the analysis. The OIG reviewed a random sample of 100 children in foster and enrolled in Medicaid between July 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012. The OIG also interviewed staff from the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to determine if and how ACF . . .