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Among adults age 18 and over who reported making an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often they got an appointment as soon as wanted
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
3.3a Adults age 18 and over who reported making an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often they got an appointment as soon as wanted, United States, 2002.
3.3b Adults age 18 and over who reported making an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often they got an appointment as soon as wanted, United States, 2000.
National Data Source
AHRQ, MEPS.
National Denominator
Adults age 18 and over who made an appointment for regular or routine health care in the past 12 months and answered the question "In the last 12 months, how often did you get an appointment for regular or routine health care as soon as you wanted?" Nonresponses, as well as "Don't know" responses, were excluded.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator population in 3 categories according to their answer to the above question: "Always," "Usually," "Sometimes," or "Never."
State Tables
3.3c Percent of adults age 18 and over who reported that they can always get an appointment for routine care as soon as they wanted, Medicaid, by State, 2004.
3.3d Percent of adults age 18 and over who reported that they can always get an appointment for routine care as soon as they wanted, Medicare fee for service, by State, 2003.
3.3e Percent of adults age 18 and over who reported that they can always get an appointment for routine care as soon as they wanted, Medicare managed care, by State, 2003.
State Data Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS® Benchmarking Database.
State Denominator
Respondents who answered "Yes" to the question "In the last 12 months did you make any appointments with a doctor or other health care provider for regular or routine health care?"
State Numerator
Subset of the denominator population who answered "Always" to the question "In the last 12 months, how often did you get an appointment for regular or routine health care as soon as you wanted?"
Comments
National tables report data from the MEPS Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ). See the MEPS entry in the Data Source section of this appendix for more information on the SAQ.
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