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DWP Evaluation: Annual Report 2019: evaluation of Iowa's redesigned Dental Wellness Plan (DWP 2.0): access, quality, and oral health outcomes for FY2019
University of Iowa Public Policy Center
03/2021
DOI: 10.17077/rep.006624
Abstract
In July 2018, Iowa integrated its fee-for-service adult dental Medicaid program with the Iowa Dental Wellness Plan (DWP). Originally, the DWP provided benefits to the Medicaid expansion population only. This new unified adult dental program, DWP 2.0, provides comprehensive benefits to members during their first year of enrollment. Thereafter, members are required to complete two healthy behaviors annually in order to maintain full dental benefits and avoid monthly premiums: an oral health self-assessment and a preventive dental visit. Several populations are exempt from monthly premiums, and thus exempt from the healthy behavior requirements, including 19 and 20 year-olds with EPSDT coverage, pregnant women, Native Americans, and several other categorically eligible Medicaid populations. Beginning in September 2018, a $1,000 annual benefit maximum was implemented for all adults in the DWP 2.0 program, except for the EPSDT population.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- DWP Evaluation: Annual Report 2019: evaluation of Iowa's redesigned Dental Wellness Plan (DWP 2.0): access, quality, and oral health outcomes for FY2019
- Creators
- Susan McKernanJulie ReynoldsElizabeth MomanyAparna IngleshwarPeter Damiano
- Resource Type
- Report
- Publisher
- University of Iowa Public Policy Center; Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- DOI
- 10.17077/rep.006624
- Number of pages
- 80 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2021 the authors
- Comment
- Submitted to IME: December 31, 2019, Comments received from IME: February 13, 2020, Revision date: April 9, 2020, Comments received from IME: April 13, 2020, Revision date: April 15, 2020
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2021
- Academic Unit
- University College Courses; Preventive and Community Dentistry; Iowa Institute of Public Health Research and Policy; Oral Health Policy Research; Health Management and Policy; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984486875202771
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