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MEPS Topics: Access to Health Care

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Access to Health Care

Description: Access to health care information is collected in the Access to Care (AC) section of the MEPS-HC questionnaire. Topics include family members' origin and preferred languages, family members' usual source of care, characteristics of the usual source of health care providers, satisfaction with and access to the usual source of health care provider, and access to medical treatment, dental treatment, and prescription medicines. In addition to the tables and publications below, person-level data files with access to health care variables can be downloaded for analysis.

Publications: Publications are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first).

Health Care Use and Expenditures for Pain Conditions among Women 18 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2008

Statistical Brief #342

Changes in Children's Use and Expenditures for Asthma Medications, United States, 1997-1998 to 2007-2008

Statistical Brief #341

Asthma Medication Use among Children with Reported Treatment for Asthma, United States, 2007-2008

Statistical Brief #340

Characteristics of Those Without Any Ambulatory Care Visits in 2008: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Adult Population

Statistical Brief #334

Health Care Access and Expenditures among Non-Elderly Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Variations by Insurance Coverage Status, 2007-08 (Average Annual)

Statistical Brief #320

Getting Routine Care, U.S. Adult Noninstitutionalized Population, 2007

Statistical Brief #284

Percentage of Persons Unable to Get or Delayed in Getting Needed Medical Care, Dental Care, or Prescription Medicines: United States, 2007

Statistical Brief #282

Variations in Perceived Need and Access to Specialist Care among Adults in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2007

Statistical Brief #274

Trends in Access to Health Care: Disparities by Poverty Status and Health Insurance, 1996-2006

Statistical Brief #265

Differences in Access to Care for Non-Hispanic Asian and Non-Hispanic White Children, 2002-2005

Statistical Brief #224

Demographics and Health Care Access and Utilization of Limited-English-Proficient and English-Proficient Hispanics

Research Findings #28

Getting Health Care from Specialists among Adults with Chronic Conditions, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2004

Statistical Brief #162

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Insurance Coverage and Usual Source of Health Care, 2002

Chartbook #14

Children's Dental Care: Periodicity of Checkups and Access to Care, 2003

Statistical Brief #113

Access to Care and Use of Preventive Services, 2002: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, Age 18 to 64

Statistical Brief #82

Children's Usual Source of Care: United States, 2002

Statistical Brief #78

Health Care in Urban and Rural Areas, Combined Years 1998-2000

Chartbook #13

Reasons for Lacking a Usual Source of Care: 2001 Estimates for the U. S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population

Statistical Brief #32

Women in the Health Care System: Health Status, Insurance, and Access to Care

Research Findings #17

Disparities and Gender Gaps in Women's Health, 1996

Chartbook #8

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