Medicaid Reimbursement for Lead Saves Money Environmental Assessments in Children Covered by Medicaid Reimbursement for Lead Follow-up Services Self-Reported Status of State Reimbursement Policies, 2014
National Economic Consequences of Pediatric Lead Poisioning
535,000 US children with elevated blood lead levels
$27.8 billion
Loss of lifetime earnings for boys
$15.6 billion
No Services in place or unsure Medicaid reimbursement in place (maybe on limited scale) Exploring Medcicaid reimbursement (no expansion of services) No response to survey
Potential Yearly Costs and Savings to Colorado Medicaid for Environmental Investigations
$104,000/year
Yearly estimated cost in Colorado to Medicaid for environmental investigations. (approximately 200 cases)
$1.8 million-$23 million Savings per year in Colorado Medicaid policy requires lead toxicity screening for all at-risk children at 12 & 24 months of age, or at 36 to 72 months. Congress requires that all children enrolled in Medicaid receive blood lead testing and appropriate follow-up.