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The latest data are available from the National Health Interview Survey’s Early Release Program

  • Percent of adults age 18 and older who failed to obtain needed medical care due to cost: 6.4%

Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2023 National Health Interview Survey [PDF – 254 KB]

  • Percent of persons with a usual place to go for medical care: 87.6% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults, 2019-2023

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    • Trends in Health care access from Health, United States
    • Health, United States — Topic Page: Unmet need
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    • Reduced Access to Care, Household Pulse Survey
    • Reduced Access to Care, RANDS during COVID-19
    • Sociodemographic Differences in Non-Financial Access Barriers to Care Among Adults: United States, 2022 [PDF – 373 KB]
    • Selected Financial Burdens of Health Care Among Families With Older Adults, by Family Composition: United States, 2017-2018 [PDF – 310 KB]
    • Declines in Telemedicine Use Among Adults: United States, 2021 and 2022 [PDF – 362 KB]
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