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

Using Social Determinants to Identify Profiles of U.S. Children with Low Dental Expenditures and High Medical Expenditures with Clusters

Using Social Determinants to Identify Profiles of U.S. Children with Low Dental Expenditures and High Medical Expenditures with Clusters Supplemental Appendices

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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