The Truth About Medicaid & Youth Mental Health: The Untold story of EPSDT

The Biggest Story You’ve Never Heard — Medicaid, EPSDT & the Mental Health of Our Youth
In this kickoff episode, hosts Jason Hopcus and Heidi Baskfield pull back the curtain on one of the most powerful — and overlooked — tools for supporting youth mental health: Medicaid’s EPSDT benefit. Why is it so critical? Why don’t more people know about it? And how can it be the key to transforming care for millions of kids? This is the start of a bold 6-part journey to uncover the promise, the problems, and the possibilities behind a benefit every child on Medicaid deserves — but too few actually receive.