TABLE 3.
Fixed effects ordinary least squares regression models predicting the total number of nonpreventive visits (NPVs), NPV expenditures, and total dental expenditures among Indiana Medicaid‐enrolled adults a following preventive dental visits in the prior year (N = 28,152)
| Total number of NPVs | Total NPV expenditures | Total dental expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient (95% Confidence interval) | Coefficient (95% Confidence interval) | Coefficient (95% Confidence interval) | |
| No prior PDV | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| 1 prior PDV | −0.13*** (−0.12, −0.11) | −29.12*** (−32.74, −25.50) | −70.12*** (−74.92, −65.31) |
| 2 prior PDVs | −0.21*** (−0.20, −0.18) | −40.95*** (−46.03, −35.87) | −110.52*** (−117.27, −103.77) |
| 3+ prior PDVs | −0.14*** (−0.20, −0.09) | −47.27*** (−58.61, –35.93) | −114.07*** (−129.13, −99.01) |
| Constant | 10.16*** (9.15, 11.17) | 1916.58*** (1692.94, 2140.23) | 3626.38*** (3329.27, 3923.48) |
Note: All models are adjusted for observed time‐varying characteristics, namely age, dental health professional shortage area designation, and year (See Table S6 for full model). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
Abbreviation: PDV, Preventive dental visit; NPV, nonpreventive dental visit.
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Specific to Healthy Indiana Program Plus enrollees with at least 36 months continuous enrollment between Feb. 1, 2015 and Dec. 31, 2018.