Data from University of Michigan Provide New Insights into Managed Care (Attitudes About Administrative Burdens for Beneficiaries and Dental Care Providers in Medicaid): Managed Care

2026 FEB 09 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- A new study on Managed Care is now available. According to news reporting from Ann Arbor, Michigan, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “To assess public attitudes about a variety of burden-reducing policies related to oral health services in the Medicaid program. We fielded a national survey (N = 5784) using Lucid from May 7 to 15, 2024.”

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of Michigan, “Respondents were queried whether they supported seven burden-reducing policies for the Medicaid program focused on both beneficiaries and oral healthcare providers related to oral health services. The survey also contained an experiment that highlighted (1) the importance of dental care, (2) administrative burdens for beneficiaries, (3) dental challenges for children in poverty, (4) dental challenges for children of color, or (5) administrative burdens for dental providers. We relied on descriptive statistics as well as linear probability models to assess. Overall, we found substantial support for reducing burden, ranging from 73.2% for referral requirements for physicians to a high of 92.1% for facilitating dentist credentialing. We found no differences across the various informational treatments. Analysis of the pooled data indicated that Americans were broadly supportive of reducing burdens for both beneficiaries and providers. We identified consistent differences based on ideology, racial resentment, racial resentment, empathy, awareness of disparities, burden tolerance, administrative capital, and connection to the Medicaid program. The American public broadly supports burden reductions for both beneficiaries and providers.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “More research is needed to assess public attitudes related to oral health services policies.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Attitudes About Administrative Burdens for Beneficiaries and Dental Care Providers in Medicaid. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 2026. Journal of Public Health Dentistry can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - http://www.wiley.com/; Journal of Public Health Dentistry - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1752-7325)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Pamela Herd, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Additional authors for this research include Simon F. Haeder and Donald P. Moynihan.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.70032. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Publisher contact information for the Journal of Public Health Dentistry is: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA.

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