• Pediatrics · Dec 2009

    Geographic disparities in access to the medical home among US CSHCN.

    • Gopal K Singh, Bonnie B Strickland, Reem M Ghandour, and Peter C van Dyck.
    • US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18-41, Rockville, MD 20857, USA. gsingh@hrsa.gov
    • Pediatrics. 2009 Dec 1; 124 Suppl 4: S352-60.

    ObjectivesIn this study we examined geographic disparities in medical home access among US children with special health care needs (CSHCN) aged 0 to 17 years.MethodsThe 2005-2006 National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs was used to estimate prevalence and odds of not having a medical home and 5 component outcomes according to state. Logistic regression was used to examine individual-level and state-level determinants of access.ResultsMedical home access varied substantially across geographic areas. CSHCN in Alaska, Arizona, Washington, DC, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Nevada, and Virginia had at least 50% higher adjusted odds of not having a medical home than CSHCN in Iowa. The adjusted prevalence of CSHCN lacking a medical home varied from a low of 46% in Iowa and Ohio to a high of 59% in Alaska and 61% in New Jersey. CSHCN in several western and southwestern states experienced greater problems with access to a personal doctor/nurse, a usual source of care, specialty care referrals, care coordination, and family-centered care. Adjustment for age, gender, race/ethnicity, household socioeconomic status, language use, insurance coverage, and functional limitation reduced state disparities in access. CSHCN in states with higher immigrant and non-English-speaking populations had significantly lower medical home access. Increases in state health care expenditure and infrastructure and Medicaid/State Children's Health Insurance Program eligibility were associated with increased access to a personal doctor/nurse.ConclusionsAlthough individual-level sociodemographic and state-level health policy variables are important predictors of access, substantial geographic disparities remain, with CSHCN in several western and northeastern states at high risk of not having a medical home.

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