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About the National Data
Data
Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
Baseline: 8.5 percent of persons were unable to obtain or delayed in obtaining necessary medical care due to cost in 2019
Target: 5.9 percent
Numerator
Number of persons who report not being able to obtain or having delay in obtaining needed medical care due to cost.
Denominator
Number of persons.
Target-setting method
Percentage point improvement
Target-setting method details
Percentage point improvement from the baseline using Cohen's h effect size of 0.10.
Target-setting method justification
Trend data were not available for this objective. A percentage point improvement was calculated using Cohen's h effect size of 0.1. The Healthy People 2030 Workgroup Subject Matter Experts viewed this as an ambitious yet achievable target.
History
Comparable HP2020 objective
Related, which includes objectives that have the same or a similar intent to either a measurable or developmental/archived objective in HP2020.
Revision History
Revised.
In 2022, the data source was changed from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to the National Health Interview Survey. The baseline was revised from 4.1% in 2017 to 8.5% in 2019. The target setting method was changed from projection to percentage point improvement and the target was revised from 3.3% to 5.9%.
