Brown L J, Caldwell S B, Eklund S A
Division of Epidemiology and Oral Disease Prevention Program, National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, Md. 20892-6401, USA.
J Am Dent Assoc. 1995 Apr;126(4):449-59. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1995.0207.
Dentists have become concerned about the possible impact of reductions in dental insurance coverage. The authors used a microsimulation model of the dental sector to assess the potential impact of reductions in the percentage of Americans with dental insurance, in universal dental insurance coverage for children and in fees paid to dentists for their services. The model predicted that reductions in dental insurance coverage would reduce per capita dental expenditures, but that the impact would not be large. Fee reductions had the greatest impact on dental expenditures of any change simulated by the model.
牙医们开始担忧牙科保险覆盖范围减少可能带来的影响。作者使用了一个牙科领域的微观模拟模型，来评估美国拥有牙科保险的人口比例下降、儿童全民牙科保险覆盖范围下降以及支付给牙医的服务费用下降所产生的潜在影响。该模型预测，牙科保险覆盖范围的减少将降低人均牙科支出，但影响不会很大。在该模型模拟的任何变化中，费用降低对牙科支出的影响最大。
