Rural-Urban Differences in Use of Dental Services and Procedures Among Medicare Beneficiaries in 2018
OBJECTIVE: Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas may face challenges in access to dental care. This study assessed rural-urban differences in the use of dental services and dental procedures by Medicare beneficiaries.
METHODS: We obtained data from the 2018 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey cost and use files. Outcome variables examined in this study were (1) dental visits (yes/no), whether the Medicare beneficiary had ≥1 dental visit in the past year, and (2) dental procedures-preventive (yes/no), restorative (yes/no), and surgical procedures (yes/no)-whether the beneficiary had the procedure in a dental visit. The independent variable was the beneficiary's residence (rural vs urban). We used multiple logistic regression to analyze data and accounted for the survey design of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. The analytic sample included 7377 respondents aged ≥65 years.
RESULTS: Approximately 57.0% (95% CI, 54.9%-59.0%) and 46.4% (95% CI, 41.6%-51.2%) of Medicare beneficiaries in urban and rural communities in the United States had a dental visit in 2018, respectively. Rural beneficiaries were significantly less likely than their urban counterparts to have preventive procedures (adjusted odds ratio = 0.51; 95% CI, 0.36-0.72) but significantly more likely to have restorative procedures (adjusted odds ratio = 1.30; 95% CI, 1.05-1.62).
CONCLUSION: We found significant disparities in use of dental services by Medicare beneficiaries in rural communities. When Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas used dental care, they were less likely than beneficiaries in urban areas to have preventive procedures but more likely to have restorative procedures, suggesting a greater burden of oral health needs among them. Policy research is needed to identify models that can incentivize prevention and improve access to dental care for Medicare beneficiaries in rural communities.
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2023 |
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2023 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:138 |
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Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) - 138(2023), 5 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 788-795 |
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Englisch |
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Luo, Huabin [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Revised 01.09.2023 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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| 520 | |a OBJECTIVE: Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas may face challenges in access to dental care. This study assessed rural-urban differences in the use of dental services and dental procedures by Medicare beneficiaries | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: We obtained data from the 2018 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey cost and use files. Outcome variables examined in this study were (1) dental visits (yes/no), whether the Medicare beneficiary had ≥1 dental visit in the past year, and (2) dental procedures-preventive (yes/no), restorative (yes/no), and surgical procedures (yes/no)-whether the beneficiary had the procedure in a dental visit. The independent variable was the beneficiary's residence (rural vs urban). We used multiple logistic regression to analyze data and accounted for the survey design of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. The analytic sample included 7377 respondents aged ≥65 years | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Approximately 57.0% (95% CI, 54.9%-59.0%) and 46.4% (95% CI, 41.6%-51.2%) of Medicare beneficiaries in urban and rural communities in the United States had a dental visit in 2018, respectively. Rural beneficiaries were significantly less likely than their urban counterparts to have preventive procedures (adjusted odds ratio = 0.51; 95% CI, 0.36-0.72) but significantly more likely to have restorative procedures (adjusted odds ratio = 1.30; 95% CI, 1.05-1.62) | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSION: We found significant disparities in use of dental services by Medicare beneficiaries in rural communities. When Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas used dental care, they were less likely than beneficiaries in urban areas to have preventive procedures but more likely to have restorative procedures, suggesting a greater burden of oral health needs among them. Policy research is needed to identify models that can incentivize prevention and improve access to dental care for Medicare beneficiaries in rural communities | ||
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