A dataset tracking state-level variation in Medicaid adult dental coverage policies for non-elderly adults across all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. It captures monthly policy changes from 2010 through 2025, compiled from state plan amendments and other public sources. The data was created by Elani, Hawazin.
Use Cases
- Analyze monthly-level coverage changes to identify states that expanded or restricted adult dental benefits within a given year.
- Compare state-level variation in benefit types, from no coverage to emergency-only, limited, or comprehensive benefits.
- Study the evolution of Medicaid adult dental policies over the 16-year time range from 2010 to 2025.
Strengths
- Covers all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., providing a complete national picture.
- Records coverage information at the monthly level, allowing for precise tracking of within-year policy changes.
- Spans a 16-year period from 2010 through 2025, enabling longitudinal analysis.
Limitations
- Excludes coverage for pregnant adults, dually eligible individuals, and adults qualifying through disability-related pathways, limiting generalizability to those populations.
- Policy data is compiled from public documents and may not capture all nuances of implementation or local program variations.
- The dataset's structure, column details, and specific benefit categorizations are not provided in the input.
Provenance
- Source
- Compiled from state plan amendments, the American Dental Association, the Center for Health Care Strategies, and individual state Medicaid programs.
- Collection Method
- Compilation from multiple public sources.
- Time Range
- 2010 through 2025
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- All 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.