Dental Coverage and Care When Transitioning From Medicaid to Medicare.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Millions of adults with low incomes lose Medicaid eligibility when transitioning to Medicare at age 65 years. However, it remains unclear how this transition is associated with dental care.

Objective

To examine the consequences of transitions from Medicaid to Medicare on coverage and use of dental services.

Design, setting, and participants

Cross-sectional data from the Health and Retirement Study from 2014 to 2020 and a regression discontinuity design were used to compare changes in outcomes before and after turning age 65 years among a population likely to be Medicaid-eligible before age 65 years. The sample included adults aged 50 to 90 years who had not attended college in 28 states.

Exposure

Transitions from Medicaid to Medicare at age 65 years.

SUBMITTER: Elani HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11584926 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature