Dental Benefits

Massachusetts Dental Benefits Benchmarks

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Employee Benefits in Massachusetts

Updated November 2026

Dental plans typically feature predictable costs and high employee participation rates, making them a staple of most benefit packages.

Our database includes 727 employers in Massachusetts offering 816 verified benefit plans. DPPO plans dominate, offered by 94% of employers. Fully-Insured funding is the predominant model, used by 80% of state employers. Most employers offer one plan to employees (63%).

Dental benchmarks cover preventive care coverage, basic and major service cost-sharing, and annual maximums.

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Massachusetts plan design & cost benchmarks

In-Network Cost Sharing: sample layout
In-Network Benefits
LimitedBalancedRobust
Your Plan
Individual Deductible
$27
$57
$74
$5752Bal
Family Deductible
$81
$128
$177
$12852Bal
Annual Maximum
$1,216
$1,968
$2,207
$1,96852Bal
Ortho Lifetime Maximum
$1,123
$1,530
$1,936
$1,53052Bal
Preventive Coverage
84%
89%
97%
89%52Bal
Basic Coverage
71%
75%
79%
75%52Bal
Major Coverage
50%
54%
59%
54%52Bal

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Real plan-design and cost benchmarks for massachusetts, with percentile rankings and exportable data.

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In-Network Cost Sharing

Deductibles, copays, coinsurance & out-of-pocket maximums

Employee Contributions

Monthly employee premium contributions by tier

Gross Premium Rates

Total monthly premium costs by coverage tier

Plus full benchmarks for Life, Voluntary Life, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and Stop-Loss.

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Plan Type Mix

% of employers offering each

VERIFIED
DPPO94%
DMO6%

Plan Funding

% of employers by funding

VERIFIED
Fully-Insured80%
Self-Insured18%
Level-Funded2%

Plans Offered

% of employers by plan count

VERIFIED
One Plan63%
Two Plans31%
Three or More Plans6%

Massachusetts Benefits Landscape

Regional trends and benchmarking considerations

Massachusetts employers operate under one of the nation's first comprehensive healthcare reform frameworks, with mandatory coverage requirements predating the ACA. Our benchmarking data shows Massachusetts employers offering competitive benefits with higher coverage rates than most states. The strong healthcare and biotech sectors drive benefits expectations.

Key Highlights

Healthcare Industry Hub

Massachusetts' concentration of hospitals, biotech, and life sciences creates competitive benefits expectations in our data.

High Coverage Rates

State requirements contribute to higher employer coverage rates and broader benefits offerings in our benchmarks.

Benchmarking Considerations

Massachusetts benefits reflect the state's healthcare and technology concentration. These sectors typically offer richer benefits than other industries. Use industry filters for relevant comparisons.

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