Community Health Centers: Growing Importance in a Changing Health Care System
| Appendix Table 1: Share of Patients Reporting Problems Obtaining Health Services, 2009 and 2014 | ||||||
| All Health Center Patients | Patients with Medicaid | Uninsured Patients | ||||
| 2009 | 2014 | 2009 | 2014 | 2009 | 2014 | |
| Inability to obtain necessary care | ||||||
| Medical care | 23% | 15%* | 17% | 14% | 37% | 20%* |
| Dental care | 45% | 34% | 45% | 30%* | 50% | 50% |
| Prescription drugs | 19% | 22% | 16% | 19% | 27% | 29% |
| Delays in obtaining necessary care | ||||||
| Medical care | 23% | 17%* | 20% | 17% | 30% | 20% |
| Dental care | 44% | 32%* | 44% | 28% | 48% | 43% |
| Prescription drugs | 27% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 31% | 30% |
| * Difference between 2009 and 2014 is significant at p<.05. SOURCE: GW and Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2009 and 2014 Health Center Patient Survey Data |
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| Appendix Table 2: Share of Patients Receiving Certain Preventive Health Services, 2009 and 2014 | ||||||
| All Health Center Patients | Patients with Medicaid | Uninsured Patients | ||||
| 2009 | 2014 | 2009 | 2014 | 2009 | 2014 | |
| Received a flu shot | 39% | 51%* | 46% | 55% | 33% | 39% |
| Had a physical exam | 63% | 69%* | 72% | 70%* | 52% | 66%* |
| Had a dental exam in past year | 45% | 50% | 58% | 53% | 33% | 42%* |
| * Difference between 2009 and 2014 is significant at p<.05. SOURCE: GW and Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of 2009 and 2014 Health Center Patient Survey Data |
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