Statistical Brief Discusses Availability of Medical Services in Rural and Nonrural Areas

https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=1&id=1318 In 2021, AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) asked adults in rural and nonrural areas to describe medical care availability in their neighborhoods. About 17.7 percent of those in nonmetropolitan areas and just 8.2 percent of those in metropolitan areas considered their access to care to be only fair or poor. Nearly one in five adults in only fair or poor health considered their healthcare access to be limited, including nearly 43 percent of those living in small rural areas. Check out this new statistical brief and explore how reports of limited healthcare access also varied by insurance status and other characteristics. https://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/