Medicaid caseload for pediatric oral health care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The authors' aims were to compare, according to strata, dentists' participation in Medicaid and Medicaid provider-level caseload measured as the number of patients or visits for preventive or restorative care for 2 comparison years.

Methods

The data sources were the 2012-2013 Medicaid Analytic eXtract claims and 2013 National Plan and Provider Enumeration System data sets. The authors measured Medicaid participation as the proportion of dentists participating in Medicaid among those in the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System. The authors measured provider-level caseload according to the number of patients or visits. The authors stratified oral health care providers according to state; whether practicing in rural, suburban, or urban communities; and provi

SUBMITTER: Serban N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6563603 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature