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The impact of the affordable care act's Medicaid expansion on dental care use through 2016.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Nasseh, Kamyar Vujicic, M. Vladimir |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Starting Page | 290 |
| Ending Page | 294 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://oralhealth.hsdm.harvard.edu/files/oralhealth/files/nasseh_et_al-2017-journal_of_public_health_dentistry.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 29114883v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12257 |
| DOI | 10.1111/jphd.12257 |
| Journal | Journal of public health dentistry |
| Volume Number | 77 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Dental Procedures Overall Well Being Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act benefit |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
