Edelstein Burton L
Population Oral Health, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th Street, PH7-311, Box 20, New York, NY 10032, USA; Children's Dental Health Project, Washington, DC, USA.
Dent Clin North Am. 2018 Apr;62(2):327-340. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2017.12.002.
Health care costs have traditionally been provider generated whereas payment has been split between public and private sources. There has been little pressure on health care providers to demonstrate value. The quest for value in health care financing is now widely evident as demonstrated by governmental and private sector pursuits of a 3-part aim: better health outcomes at lower cost with improved patient and population experience. Value-based approaches involve payment innovation with its attendant constraints and opportunities for innovation. This contribution posits a growing role for dental public health by exploring interfaces with these forces within the contexts of US dental care financing.
