Dental plan premiums in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces trended downward from 2014 through 2016.
Background. Pediatric dental benefits must be offered in the health insurance marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act. The authors analyzed trends over time in premiums and the number of dental insurers participating in the marketplaces. Methods. The authors collected dental benefit plan...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) Vol. 148; no. 4; pp. 230 - 236 |
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| Formato: | CEU pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Dental Association
Apr2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=122307240&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 122307240 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00028177 DEN jtl: Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) issn: 00028177 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2017 vid: 148 iid: 4 pid: 8266 pub: American Dental Association place: Chicago, Illinois artinfo: ui: 122307240 122307240 122307240 10.1016/j.adaj.2016.12.001 122307240 ppf: 230 ppct: 6 formats: tig: atl: Dental plan premiums in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces trended downward from 2014 through 2016. aug: au: Nasseh, Kamyar Vujicic, Marko affil: Health economist, Health Policy Institute, American Dental Association, 211 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-2637 sug: subj: Health Insurance Exchanges Trends Dental Care for Children Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Human Education, Continuing (Credit) Insurance, Health Trends Pediatric Dentistry State Health Plans Insurance Benefits Insurance Carriers Insurance Coverage ab: Background. Pediatric dental benefits must be offered in the health insurance marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act. The authors analyzed trends over time in premiums and the number of dental insurers participating in the marketplaces. Methods. The authors collected dental benefit plan data from 35 states participating in the federally facilitated marketplaces in 2014, 2015, and 2016. For each county, they counted the number of issuers offering stand-alone dental plans (SADPs) and medical plans with embedded pediatric dental benefits. They also analyzed trends in premiums. Results. From 2014 through 2016, the number of issuers of stand-alone dental plans and medical plans with embedded pediatric dental benefits either did not change or increased in most counties. Average premiums for low--actuarial-value SADPs declined from 2014 through 2016. Conclusions. The increase in the number of issuers of stand-alone dental plans and medical plans with embedded dental benefits may be associated with lower premiums. However, more research is needed to determine if this is the case. Practical Implications. Affordable dental plans in the marketplaces could induce people with lower incomes to sign up for dental benefits. Newly insured people could have significant oral health needs and pent-up demand for dental care. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: CEU pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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