Of nine core [United States health care]
access measures, five were improving over
time: two measures related to access to health
insurance, two measures assessing timely.
access to care, and one measure assessing
patients’ access to services when they
perceive a need. Only one measure worsened
over time: it assessed access to specialty care
services for children. Notably, despite an
overall increase in access to health insurance,
a measure of access to dental insurance has
not changed.
Although the overall trend in access to care
has improved, significant disparities by race,
Identify the evidential support
health care access is improving. Check all of the
statements that give evidence.
O... the percentage of people under age 65
years who had any period of uninsurance
decreased by 33%..."
"Disparities by race, ethnicity, household
income, location of residence, and insurance
type also exist..."
O... the percentage of Americans who have
access to a usual source of care has
improved."
... a measure of access to dental insurance
has not changed."
DONE