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About the National Data
Data
Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
Baseline: 82.1 percent of persons under 65 years had prescription drug insurance in 2019
Target: 89.0 percent
Methodology
Prescription drug coverage is defined as having one or more of the following: private health insurance, a single service plan that covers prescriptions, or Medicare Part D. More information on the definition of health insurance coverage is provided in the "technical notes" section of Health, United States, 2010.
History
In 2021, due to the 2019 NHIS redesign, the baseline was revised from 61.1% in 2018 to 82.0% in 2019. The target was revised from 70.6% to 89.0% using the original target setting method.
1. Effect size h=0.2 was chosen to correspond with 20% improvement from a baseline of 50%.