Reduce the proportion of people who can't get prescription medicines when they need them — Data - Healthy People 2030

Status: Target met or exceeded

Most Recent Data:
4.7 percent (2021)

Target:
6.3 percent ¹

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
6.8 percent of persons were unable to obtain or delayed in obtaining necessary prescription medicines due to cost in 2019 ²

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**Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost**
(percent), **2019**-**2021**
Population	2019	2020	2021
Total	6.8 CI 6.5 / 7.1 SE 0.170	5.9 CI 5.5 / 6.2 SE 0.170	4.7 CI 4.5 / 5.0 SE 0.133

Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS

1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

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†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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