Effects of Cuts in Medicaid on Dental-Related Visits and Costs at a Safety-Net Hospital

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ID11039152
AuthorsMartha Neely (The authors are with the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA. Pushkar Mehra is also with Boston Medical Center, Boston.), Judith A Jones (0000-0002-0126-0790, The authors are with the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA. Pushkar Mehra is also with Boston Medical Center, Boston.), Sharron Rich (The authors are with the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA. Pushkar Mehra is also with Boston Medical Center, Boston.), Lillelenny Santana Gutierrez (The authors are with the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA. Pushkar Mehra is also with Boston Medical Center, Boston.), Pushkar Mehra (0000-0002-9661-0289, The authors are with the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA. Pushkar Mehra is also with Boston Medical Center, Boston.)
Year2014
Volume104
Issue6
Pagese13-e16
Publication date2014-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2014.301903
PMID24825223
OpenAlexW2090003672
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited8

We used data from Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts, to determine whether dental-related emergency department (ED) visits and costs increased when Medicaid coverage for adult dental care was reduced in July 2010. In this retrospective study of existing data, we examined the safety-net hospital’s dental-related ED visits and costs for 3 years before and 2 years after Massachusetts Health Care Reform. Dental-related ED visits increased 2% the first and 14% the second year after Medicaid cuts. Percentage increases were highest among older adults, minorities, and persons receiving charity care, Medicaid, and Medicare

Dental care · Emergency department · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Medicaid · Medical emergency · Retrospective cohort study · Safety net · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Emergency Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases · Gerontology

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