Medicaid Expenditures on Pediatric Dental Care
Characteristics
Measures Not Included in PCDH Framework
Measure Concept
Financing
Descriptions
Percentage of Medicaid child health expenditures that is expended by the plan on dental care
Numerator: Total Medicaid expenditures for dental services
Denominator: Total Medicaid expenditures for child health services
Measure or Standard
Measure
Level of Measure
Program/Plan
Data Source
Administrative enrollment and claims data
Measure Identification
DQA Starter Set Measures Environmental Scan (2012); NQF Environmental Scan (2012)
Stage of Development/Use
NQF Scan (2012): Measure from 1980s. Unsure whether still reported.