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Medicaid: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 20, 1998
Report No. HEHS-98-78
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Summary:

Young children covered by Medicaid, the health care program for the poor, are three times more likely to have high levels of lead in their blood than are other children. GAO estimates that more than half a million Medicaid children have harmful levels of lead in their blood. Despite federal screening requirements, most Medicaid children have not been checked for high lead levels, a condition that can cause learning disabilities, brain damage, and even death.

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