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Income-Related Inequality In Affordability And Access To Primary Care In Eleven High-Income Countries.
Doty, Michelle M; Tikkanen, Roosa S; FitzGerald, Molly; Fields, Katharine; Williams, Reginald D.
  • Doty MM; Michelle M. Doty (mmd@cmwf.org) is vice president of organizational effectiveness, survey research, and evaluation at the Commonwealth Fund, in New York, New York.
  • Tikkanen RS; Roosa S. Tikkanen is a senior research associate in the International Program in Health Policy and Practice Innovations at the Commonwealth Fund.
  • FitzGerald M; Molly FitzGerald is a senior program associate in the International Program in Health Policy and Practice Innovations at the Commonwealth Fund.
  • Fields K; Katharine Fields is a program assistant in the International Program in Health Policy and Practice Innovations at the Commonwealth Fund.
  • Williams RD; Reginald D. Williams II is a vice president in the International Program in Health Policy and Practice Innovations at the Commonwealth Fund.
Health Aff (Millwood) ; 40(1): 113-120, 2021 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1015960
ABSTRACT
A high-performing health care system strives to achieve universal access, affordability, high-quality care, and equity, aiming to reduce inequality in outcomes and access. Using data from the 2020 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey, we report on health status, socioeconomic risk factors, affordability, and access to primary care among US adults compared with ten other high-income countries. We highlight health experiences among lower-income adults and compare income-related disparities between lower- and higher-income adults across countries. Results indicate that among adults with lower incomes, those in the US fare relatively worse on affordability and access to primary care than those in other countries, and income-related disparities across domains are relatively greater throughout. The presence of these disparities should strengthen the resolve to find solutions to eliminate income-related inequality in affordability and primary care access.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Healthcare Disparities / Health Services Accessibility Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Adult / Humans Language: English Journal: Health Aff (Millwood) Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Healthcare Disparities / Health Services Accessibility Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Adult / Humans Language: English Journal: Health Aff (Millwood) Year: 2021 Document Type: Article