Using Social Determinants to Identify Profiles of U.S. Children with Low Dental Expenditures and High Medical Expenditures with Clusters
Authors
Marjorie Rosenberg, PhD, FSA
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Seulkee Yun
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Description
In this report, we explore the impact of clustering using the Medical Expenditure Panel Study (MEPS) data for children (aged 5 to 17) to build a bridge between oral health and overall health using dental and medical expenditures. We include social determinants of health as cluster input variables using the Partitioning around Medoids (PAM) method to identify children and their families who could potentially benefit from population health management related to oral health.
Materials
Video
SOA Research Institute: Social Determinants and Oral Health for Children
Acknowledgments
The researchers’ deepest gratitude goes to those without whose efforts this project could not have come to fruition: the Project Oversight Group and others for their diligent work overseeing questionnaire development, analyzing and discussing respondent answers, and reviewing and editing this report for accuracy and relevance.
Project Oversight Group members:
Marinda Badenhorst, FSA
Toan Cao
Amine Elmeghni, ASA
Gavin Ferguson
Geof Hileman, FSA, MAAA
Becky Sheppard, FSA, MAAA
At the Society of Actuaries:
Achilles Natsis, FSA, MAAA
Erika Schulty
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