Comprehensive pregnancy dental benefits improved dental coverage and increased dental care utilization among Medicaid-enrolled pregnant women in Virginia

ObjectivesTo evaluate the changes in dental insurance and utilization among pregnant women before and after the pregnancy Medicaid dental benefit policy implementation in 2015 in Virginia.MethodsWe used pooled cross-sectional data from six cycles of the Virginia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring...

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Main Authors: Shillpa Naavaal, David W. Harless
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oral Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/froh.2022.989659/full