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Medicaid expansions were associated with a nearly 6 percentage-point increase in the likelihood of any dental visits in 2016 (over 10% increase from pre-expansion rate) for individuals in Medicaid expanding states with extensive dental benefits.
13 lip 2022 · Expanding Medicaid with extensive dental benefits has increased the number of dental visits provided at FQHCs in 2014 through 2019 from 2013 by 1,329 to 7,647 visits per FQHC on average compared with FQHCs in nonexpansion states. There was an increase in visits for both preventive and other dental services.
Medicaid expansions with dental coverage beyond emergency-only services have increased access of the newly eligible low-income adults to dental treatments and preventive services, with extensive coverage showing continuing increase in preventive services use 3 years after the expansion.
21 mar 2022 · Based on survey responses from about 5,700 adults in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility and offered extensive dental benefits (coverage of at least 100 dental procedures), rates of dental visits by Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black adults increased from 14 to 21% and from 20 to 26%, respectively, while rates among non-Hispanic White adults ...
The percentage of Americans visiting both a medical and dental provider in 2019 was higher among those who had private insurance with dental coverage (47.2 percent) compared to those who had private insurance without dental coverage (22.8 percent) or were publicly covered (29.8 percent).
Using 2017–2019 data from the MEPS-HC, we also provide regional and some state estimates of the percent of persons with dental and medical visits. A dental-only visit included any reported visit in the year to any type of dental provider, including general dentists, specialists, hygienists, and technicians.
The overall percentage of Americans 65 years of age and older with a dental visit increased from 42.0 percent in 2003 to 51.0 percent in 2018, while the percentage of those having a dental visit only but not a medical visit remained steady at 1.6 percent.
