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| n | In
1967 Medicaid was amended to expand |
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| disease
prevention activities for children by |
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| requiring
states to screen diagnose and treat |
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| health
problems of children eligible for medical |
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| assistance. This program was known as |
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| n | Early
Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and |
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| Treatment(EPSDT) |
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| u | Applied
to everyone under age 21 and eligible |
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| for
medical assistance. |
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| u | Dental
Services were mandatory. |
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| n | All
States were required to have an operating |
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| program
by 1972. |
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