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. 1998 Spring;19(4):25–44.

Table 4. EPSDT and Overall Preventive Care Visit Rates: 1989 and 1992.

State EPSDT Screening Visits Only EPSDT Plus Other Well-Child Visits


Visits per User Adjusted1 EPSDT Visits Visits per User Adjusted1 All Well-Child




1989 1992 1989 1992 1989 1992 1989 1992

Number Percent Number Percent
California 1.4 1.5 34 37 1.5 1.6 44 44
Georgia 1.2 1.5 30 35 1.2 1.5 30 36
Michigan 1.0 1.6 18 42 1.5 1.8 46 59
Tennessee 1.5 1.6 34 37 1.6 1.7 38 45
1

Adjusted for enrollment duration and age-specific periodicity schedules of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

NOTES: EPSDT is Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment services. Children in capitated Medicaid plans, institutionalized children, and children who were dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare are excluded. Otherwise, for each analysis year separately, the study population includes children enrolled in Medicaid for at least 1 month.

SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Strategic Planning: Data from the Medicaid Tape-to-Tape Project, 1989 and 1992.