Did Dental Insurance Expansion Improve Dental Care Needs among Korean Adults? Difference in Difference Analysis
| Autor: | Hawazin W. Elani, Nam-Hee Kim, Ichiro Kawachi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Epidemiology business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Dental prosthesis General Medicine Dental insurance Dental care Difference in differences Treatment and control groups stomatognathic diseases Medicine Triple difference Dentures business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of epidemiology. |
| ISSN: | 1349-9092 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND In 2012, the Korean government expanded dental insurance for the elderly to promote improved access to dental care. We examined the causal effect of this policy on dental care needs, focusing on low-income older adults. METHODS We compared data before and after policy implementation using double difference (DD) and triple difference (DDD) analyses. We used the nationally representative data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2010 and 2016-2018. Individuals aged ≥65 years were included in the treatment group, and individuals aged |
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