Addressing Rural Seniors' Unmet Needs For Oral Health Care

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Highlights a study on barriers to oral healthcare for rural seniors. Discusses the poor health outcomes seniors face when they lack access to oral healthcare. Details barriers such as cost, lack of insurance coverage, and provider shortages, among others.

Cheryl Fish-Parcham, Melissa Burroughs, Eric P. Tranby, Avery R. Brow

Health Affairs Blog

05/2019

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Access · Aging and aging-related services · Elderly population · Health disparities · Oral health · Statistics and data