NCHS Data Brief, No. 138 - Health Insurance Coverage and Adverse Experiences With Physician Availability: United States, 2012

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NCHS Data Briefs Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. NCHS Data Briefs from the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The following reports have been added: NCHS Data Brief, No. 138 - Health Insurance Coverage and Adverse Experiences With Physician Availability: United States, 2012Rates of private insurance and public coverage have been increasing. As coverage and utilization increase, a growing concern is the availability of health care providers to meet patient needs. Almost 90% of general physicians accept new patients with private insurance, but less than 75% accept new patients with public coverage (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid), and the proportion of specialists accepting new patients with Medicare or Medicaid is declining. While most studies approach access from a provider perspective, this report examines the percentage of people who had each of three adverse experiences with physician availability in the past 12 months. Estimates were produced by age group and health insurance status using data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Learn More >>