Equitable Access to Care — How the United States Ranks Internationally

2014/10/22 by Karen Davis, Jeromie Ballreich · 2 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Health Professions · #Healthcare Policy and Management #Primary Care and Health Outcomes #Global Health Workforce Issues

paper · doi:10.1056/nejmp1406707

openalex publication_date 2014/10/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

In a survey of adults in 11 high-income countries, the United States ranks last on measures of financial access to care as well as of availability of care on nights and weekends. Uninsured Americans are particularly likely to report encountering barriers to care.

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• Inequality and the health-care system in the USA
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