The impact of the affordable care act's Medicaid expansion on dental care use through 2016
| Autor: | Marko Vujicic, Kamyar Nasseh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry 030503 health policy & services Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Dental care stomatognathic diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine stomatognathic system Nursing Family medicine medicine Health insurance Survey data collection 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science business General Dentistry Medicaid Health reform |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 77:290-294 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4006 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jphd.12257 |
| Popis: | Objective To examine the impact of the Affordable Care Act on dental care use among low-income adults ages 21-64. Methods Our analysis uses national survey data from the 2010-2016 Gallup Wellbeing-Index. We use a differences-in-differences analysis to assess changes since the end of 2013 in dental care use among low-income adults. We compare changes in states that expanded Medicaid and offer adult Medicaid dental benefits versus changes in other states. Results Relative to the pre-reform period and other states, in Medicaid expansion states with adult dental benefits, dental care use increased 3-6 percentage points in 2016. Conclusions In Medicaid expansion states with adult dental benefits, evidence suggests that low-income adults have greater access to dental care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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