Benefit Design and Access to Dental Care Among Seniors With Medicare Advantage Dental Benefits.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although Medicare Advantage plans frequently offer dental benefits, enrollees report lower rates of dental care use and higher rates of unmet dental need compared with individuals with employer-sponsored benefits. It is unknown which attributes of Medicare Advantage dental plans are associated with enhanced dental care access.

Objective

To determine attributes of Medicare Advantage dental plans associated with higher rates of dental care use and lower rates of unmet dental need.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included respondents from the 2019 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey whose Medicare Advantage plan identifiers were linked to 2019 Medicare Advantage dental plan data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Re

SUBMITTER: Nasseh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11762240 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature