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Uninsured adults more likely to report trouble accessing specialists

Uninsured adults more likely to report trouble accessing specialists
January 26, 2010

Uninsured adults were more likely than their counterparts with public or private insurance to report "a big problem" accessing a physician specialist for care in 2007, according to a new report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Nearly 27% of uninsured adults under age 65 found it very hard to access a physician specialist, compared with 16% of those with public insurance and 6% of those with private health insurance. Adults without a usual source of care also were more likely to report access problems than those with a usual source of care. The findings are from the federal Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.