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Lack of Reliable Transportation for Daily Living Among Adults: United States, 2021 |
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Access to reliable transportation is a critical aspect of daily life that influences access to healthcare services, as well as social engagement and employment opportunities. For this reason, provider groups such as the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Accountable Health Communities (AHC) have designed provider tools to ask patients about transportation problems in addition to other social determinants of health.
This Statistical Brief uses 2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS-HC) data to examine the prevalence of lack of reliable transportation by health insurance status and type, general physical and mental health status, and presence and number of chronic conditions. These analyses can help providers identify patients for whom lack of reliable transportation may function as a barrier to accessing health care. |
Author(s): |
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Xue Wu, PhD and Sandra L. Decker, PhD |
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Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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