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Transcript: USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE:JEFFERY THOMPSON, M.D.
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- Congressional Testimony
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- May 8, 2008
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Congressional Testimony
05-08-2008
Statement of Jeffery Thompson, M.D. Medical Director Washington State Department
of Social and Health Services Committee on House Ways and Means Subcommittee
on Income Security and Family Support May 08, 2008 I want to thank you
for this opportunity to testify on the important topic of medication use
in children -- and more specifically, children in foster care. I will be
brief in my testimony, which will cover four items: First, I will cover
what is happening in Washington State `s Medicaid program, where we are
leaders in emphasizing the integration of services, outcomes and safety
Second, our findings using Medicaid-paid pharmacy claims indicate serious
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