Health Payer Intelligence February 20, 2024
Beneficiaries 64 or younger, dual-eligibles, and those in racial or ethnic minority groups were more likely to have Medicare Advantage plans with dental coverage.
Almost a third of beneficiaries had a Medicare Advantage plan that didn’t offer dental coverage in 2019, but coverage was more common among historically underserved populations, a study published in JAMA Network Open revealed.
Traditional Medicare generally does not cover oral health services, while most Medicare Advantage plans include this coverage as a supplemental benefit. Beneficiaries in racial and ethnic minority groups and with lower socioeconomic status are less likely to have recent dental visits, but Medicare Advantage enrollment among these populations is high.
Researchers used dental benefits data from the CMS 2019 Plan Benefit Package...
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