The Effect of Dental Insurance on the Use of Dental Care for Older Adults: A Partial Identification Analysis

Brent Kreider (), John Moeller, Richard J. Manski and John Pepper

ISU General Staff Papers from Iowa State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: We evaluate the impact of dental insurance on the use of dental services using a potential outcomes identification framework designed to handle uncertainty created by unknown counterfactuals – that is, the endogenous selection problem – as well as uncertainty about the reliability of self-reported insurance status. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, we estimate that utilization rates of adults older than 50 would increase from 75% to around 80% under universal dental coverage.

Date: 2015-07-01
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Journal Article: The Effect of Dental Insurance on the Use of Dental Care for Older Adults: A Partial Identification Analysis (2015)
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