The AHRQ study found that nearly 27 percent of uninsured adults had difficulties accessing a physician specialist, compared with 16 percent of people with public health insurance and 6 percent of people with private health insurance.
The findings, from the federal Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, also showed that adults without a usual source of care also were more likely to report access problems than those who had a usual source.
Read AHA News Now’s report on accessing specialists.
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