Table 1: Enhancing Child Development Services in Medicaid Managed Care Workgroup
Organization Name
State
Workgroup Participants
Number of
Number of Medicaid/
Medicaid/
SCHIP Members
SCHIP Members* (0 3 yrs old)*
ABC Health Plan
NY
Kwame A. Kitson, MD
9,544
1,120
Virna Little
BlueCross BlueShield of TN
TN
David Moroney, MD**
506,441
40,779
Kathy Lovin
Managed Health Services
WI
Bruce Barter, MD
300,000
23,750
Jan Larson
DC Chartered Health Plan
DC
Joshua Holloway, MD
32,000
4,110
Brenda Murray
Health Plus
NY
Arthur Levin, MD
180,000
563***
Osiris Marte
Lovelace Health Plan
NM
Jeannette Velarde, MD
60,000
14,000
Denita Richards
CommunityCARE
LA
Janis Souvestre
916,050
150,000
Cindy French
Missouri Care
MO
Thomas R. Cheek, MD**
30,000
4,200
Lisa Ross**
Molina Healthcare of Michigan
MI
Michael Kobernick, MD, MS**
34,391
3,490
Dana Brown
Network Health
MA
Albert K. Yee, MD, MPH**
49,382
8,882
Peggy Waters
Virginia Premier
VA
Melvin Pinn, Jr., MD, MPH
70,249
19,982
Linda Hines
Total
2,188,057
270,876
*Member statistics reflect plan membership at the start of the Workgroup in 2003.
**No longer with the health plan
***Health Plus identified 567 Medicaid/SCHIP members as at risk for developmental delay through their pilot project.
childhood years hinders early intervention. Research shows that children who par
ticipate in timely early intervention programs are more likely to graduate from high
school, hold jobs, live independently, and avoid teen pregnancy, delinquency, and
violent crime.
12,13
The substantial number of children who do not receive these rou
tinely recommended services illustrates a burgeoning need to improve child devel
opment services.
12
D. Bricker, The Goal: Prediction or Prevention? Journal of Early Intervention 20 no . 4 (1996): 294 296.
13
J.P. Shonkoff, op. cit.
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