Development of a Medicaid/CHIP Environmental Scanning and Program Characteristics (ESPC) Database

Title
Development of a Medicaid/CHIP Environmental Scanning and Program Characteristics (ESPC) Database
Project Officer(s)
David Baugh
Start Date
End Date
Award
Task Order (XRAD)
Description
The purpose of this task order is to define basic requirements for a Medicaid/CHIP Environmental Scanning and Program Characteristics (ESPC) database that will include an array of Medicaid program characteristics and contextual variables for each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Funding
$858,436.00
Principal Investigator(s)
Alicia Berkowitz
Project Number
HHSM-500-2006-00007I/HHSM-500-T0003
Status
The project team has created the initial prototype of the database for three states which has been reviewed by CMS managers and other interested parties and the ESPC Technical Experts Panel (TEP). These individuals have provided a number of helpful comments. The project team is now preparing the ESPC database for all states and the District of Columbia with an anticipated release to the public in the Spring of 2011. The release will occur through the CMS external web page as a downloadable file in Microsoft Access. There will be a user interface so that users do not need to be proficient in Microsoft Access.
Awardee Address

10420 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
United States

Awardee Name
Impaq International, LLC.