Open AccessMedicaid Payment Levels to Dentists and Access to Dental Care Among Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Sandra L. Decker
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2011.956
Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , receipt , payment , family medicine , dental care , poverty , demography , medical prescription , health care , nursing , finance , business , accounting , sociology , economics , economic growth
Although Medicaid removes most financial barriers to receipt of dental care among children and adolescents, Medicaid recipients may not be able to access dental care if dentists decline to participate in Medicaid because of low payment levels or other reasons.
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