Did Dental Insurance Expansion Improve Dental Care Needs Among Korean Adults? Difference in Difference Analysis
| Title: | Did Dental Insurance Expansion Improve Dental Care Needs Among Korean Adults? Difference in Difference Analysis |
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| Authors: | Nam-Hee Kim, Hawazin W. Elani, Ichiro Kawachi |
| Source: | Journal of Epidemiology, Vol 33, Iss 2, Pp 101-108 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: | Japan Epidemiological Association, 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine (General) |
| Subject Terms: | insurance, unmet dental needs, older adults, dentures, difference-in-difference, triple-difference, quasi-experimental, Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| More Details: | Background: In 2012, the Korean government expanded dental insurance for the elderly to promote improved access to dental care. We examined the causal effect of this policy on dental care needs, focusing on low-income older adults. Methods: We compared data before and after policy implementation using double difference (DD) and triple difference (DDD) analyses. We used the nationally representative data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2010 and 2016–2018. Individuals aged ≥65 years were included in the treatment group, and individuals aged |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0917-5040 1349-9092 |
| Relation: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/33/2/33_JE20200596/_pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/0917-5040; https://doaj.org/toc/1349-9092 |
| DOI: | 10.2188/jea.JE20200596 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/39df1c0428d842bc858e1984e8852e9d |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.39df1c0428d842bc858e1984e8852e9d |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 09175040 13499092 |
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| DOI: | 10.2188/jea.JE20200596 |
| Published in: | Journal of Epidemiology |
| Language: | English |