Access To Dental Care Among People Newly Eligible For A Medicare Dental Benefit
Abstract
Our analysis of 2017-22 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data found that approximately 1.31 million Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries annually were eligible for a dental benefit established in 2023. Eligible beneficiaries were just as likely to have dental insurance as fee-for-service beneficiaries who were ineligible for the benefit.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Dental Health and Care Utilization
Healthcare Policy and Management
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Health Affairs
- Publisher
- Health Affairs Publishing, LLC
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 92–96
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN