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U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2013. Dental services: Information on coverage, payments, and fee variation. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 175 pp.

Annotation: This report examines oral health services in the United States. It describes trends in coverage for and use of services, trends in payments for services, and the extent to which fees vary between and within selected communities. Appendices contain information on national expenditures, urban and rural dental visit rates, scope and methodology, and fees charged for common procedures.

Contact: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20548, Telephone: (202) 512-3000 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gao.gov Available from the website. Document Number: GAO-13-754.

Keywords: Children', Community health centers, Dental fees, Health care utilization, Medicaid, Oral health, Statistical data, Trends, s Health Insurance Program

Almeida R, Hill I, Kenney G. 2001. Does SCHIP spell better dental care access for children? An early look at new initiatives. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 31 pp. (Assessing the new federalism occasional paper; no. 50 Walker)

Annotation: This report for policymakers is part of the Assessing the New Federalism series, a multiyear project to analyze the devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states. In analyzing whether and how the coverage and delivery of dental services is changing under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the report focuses on key differences between new separate SCHIP initiatives and traditional and expanded Medicaid programs. The report describes SCHIP policies on dental coverage and provision (i.e., the dental coverage debate, scope of benefits coverage, cost-sharing arrangements, service delivery and payment arrangements, payment amounts and other efforts to promote provider participation, the impact of SCHIP dental programs on Medicaid), early measures of provider supply and service use, and policy implications. The appendices provide information on states' insurance program choices and key SCHIP and Medicaid contacts in the study states.

Contact: Urban Institute, 500 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20024, E-mail: https://www.urban.org/about/contact-us Web Site: http://www.urban.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Dental fees, Families, Medicaid, Oral health, Oral health care, Policy analysis, Public health dentists, State Children', s Health Insurance Program

U.S. General Accounting Office. 2000. Oral health: Dental disease is a chronic problem among low-income populations. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office, 44 pp.

Annotation: This report analyzes oral health and data on the use of oral health care from four national health surveys. Data from Medicaid and related programs was also analyzed state by state. The report also discusses Medicaid payment data for oral health services.

Contact: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20548, Telephone: (202) 512-3000 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gao.gov Available from the website. Document Number: GAO/HEHS-00-72.

Keywords: Children, Dental fees, Families, Health surveys, Infant, Low income groups, Medicaid, National surveys, Oral health, Oral health care, Pregnant women, Statistics, Tooth diseases

Damiano PC, Kanellis MJ, Willard JC, Momany ET. 1996. A report on the Iowa Title XIX Dental Program. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa, Public Policy Center and College of Dentistry, 74 pp. (Hiscock Collection; related)

Annotation: This report describes a project to (1) assist the Iowa Department of Human Services in providing access to dental care for Title XIX recipients, (2) evaluate aspects of the Title XIX dental program in Iowa, and (3) develop a series of policy options for improving the program. The report includes a detailed discussion of the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) Dental Registry of Title XIX participating dentists, and information on educating Iowa dentists and physicians about the oral health component of the EPSDT Care for Kids program; the utilization of dental services by Title XIX–enrolled children ages 5 years and under; attitudes about and participation of Iowa dentists in the Title XIX program and factors affecting their participation; fees reimbursed by the Title XIX program compared to fees of Iowa private practice dentists; and policy options for improving the Title XIX dental program.

Contact: University of Iowa, 2222 Old Hwy 218 S #178 MBSB, Iowa City, IA 52242-1602, Telephone: (319) 335-3500 Web Site: http://www.uiowa.edu Available from the website.

Keywords: Dental fees, EPSDT, Iowa, Oral health, Oral health care, Oral health care, Policy development, Registries, Reports, Social Security Act, Title XIX
   

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