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National Healthcare Disparities Report - LDI Health Economist

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Access to <strong>Health</strong> Care<br />

individuals with private nongroup insurance as for individuals with private employer-sponsored<br />

insurance.<br />

n Adults ages 45-64 were more likely to have family’s health insurance premium and out-of-pocket<br />

medical expenses that were more than 10% of total family income.<br />

Usual Source of Care<br />

People with a usual source of care (a provider or facility where one regularly receives care) experience<br />

improved health outcomes and reduced disparities (smaller differences between groups) (Starfield & Shi,<br />

2004) and costs (De Maeseneer, et al., 2003). Evidence suggests that the effect on quality of the combination<br />

of health insurance and a usual source of care is additive (Phillips, et al., 2004). In addition, people with a<br />

usual source of care are more likely to receive preventive health services (Ettner, 1996).<br />

Specific Source of Ongoing Care<br />

The term “specific source of ongoing care” accounts for patients who may have more than one source of<br />

care, such as women of childbearing age and older people, who tend to have more than one doctor. A<br />

specific source of ongoing care can include an urgent care/walk-in clinic, doctor’s office, clinic, health center<br />

facility, hospital outpatient clinic, health maintenance organization/preferred provider organization, military<br />

or other Veterans Affairs health care facility, or some other similar source of care (however, hospital<br />

emergency rooms are excluded).<br />

Chapter 9<br />

Figure 9.7. People with a specific source of ongoing care, by ethnicity and income, 1999-2009<br />

100<br />

Non-Hispanic White<br />

Hispanic<br />

100<br />

Poor<br />

Low Income<br />

Middle Income<br />

High Income<br />

90<br />

90<br />

Percent<br />

80<br />

Percent<br />

80<br />

70<br />

70<br />

60<br />

60<br />

50<br />

Z<br />

0<br />

1999<br />

2000<br />

2001<br />

2002<br />

2003<br />

200420052006<br />

2007<br />

2008<br />

2009<br />

Key: AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native.<br />

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, <strong>National</strong> Center for <strong>Health</strong> Statistics, <strong>National</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Interview Survey, 1999-<br />

2009.<br />

Denominator: Civilian noninstitutionalized population of all ages.<br />

Note: Measure is age adjusted. A hospital emergency room is not included as a specific source of primary care.<br />

50<br />

Z<br />

0<br />

1999<br />

2000<br />

2001<br />

2002<br />

2003<br />

2004<br />

2005<br />

2006<br />

2007<br />

2008<br />

2009<br />

<strong>National</strong> <strong><strong>Health</strong>care</strong> <strong>Disparities</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, 2011<br />

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