Children’s Access to Dental Care Affected by Reimbursement Rates, Dentist Density, and Dentist Participation in Medicaid
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11023053 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Natalia I Chalmers (Both authors are with DentaQuest Institute, Columbia, MD.), Robert D Compton (Both authors are with DentaQuest Institute, Columbia, MD.) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1612-1614 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2017.303962 |
| PMID | 28817336 |
| OpenAlex | W2746333279 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 8 |
Objectives. To assess the relation between Medicaid reimbursement rates and access to dental care services in the context of dentist density and dentist participation in Medicaid in each state. Methods. Data were from Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment reports for 2014, Medicaid reimbursement rate in 2013, dentist density in 2014, and dentist participation in Medicaid in 2014. We assessed patterns of mediation or moderation. Results. Reimbursement rates and access to dental care were directly related at the state level, but no evidence indicated that higher reimbursement rates resulted in overuse of dental services for those who had access. The relation between reimbursement rates and access to care was moderated by dentist density and dentist participation in Medicaid. We estimate that more than 1.8 million additional children would have had access to dental care if reimbursement rates were higher in states with low rates. Conclusions. Children who access the dental care system receive care, but reimbursement may significantly affect access. States with low dentist density and low dentist participation in Medicaid may be able to improve access to dental services significantly by increasing reimbursement rates
Dental care · Family medicine · Health care · Medicaid · Reimbursement · Dental Education, Practice, Research · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1.57 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |