Dental Protection By the Market: A 2024 Snapshot of Enrollment, Market Participation and Premiums

By Zeynep Çelik, Kevin Lucia, JoAnn Volk, Liz Bielic, and Madeline McBride

A brand new evaluation from researchers on the Georgetown College Middle on Well being Insurance coverage Reforms (CHIR) presents a snapshot of the dental protection panorama on the ACA Marketplaces in 2024. Utilizing knowledge from the Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Companies (CMS), the evaluation explores nationwide enrollment tendencies and examines insurer market participation and premium prices for stand-alone dental plans (SADPs) bought by way of the Federally Facilitated Marketplaces (FFMs) and State-based Marketplaces. The findings come at a pivotal second, as states start to weigh a brand new federal choice to incorporate grownup dental advantages as important well being advantages (EHBs) beginning in 2027.

Visualizing enrollment and market participation throughout states reveals variation in SADP availability and prices. Whereas total market enrollment has surged lately, SADP enrollment has grown extra slowly. Though SADP premiums are low in comparison with certified well being plan (QHP) premiums, grownup enrollees should sometimes cowl the total price of premiums with out subsidies. The evaluation presents insights into why SADP uptake stays restricted and what state-specific coverage selections may imply for future dental protection choices. 

Learn the total evaluation right here.