Disparities in health care access and receipt of preventive services by disability type: analysis of the medical expenditure panel survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine differences in access to health care and receipt of clinical preventive services by type of disability among working-age adults with disabilities.

Data source

Secondary analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data from 2002 to 2008.

Study design

We conducted cross-sectional logistic regression analyses comparing people with different types of disabilities on health insurance status and type; presence of a usual source of health care; delayed or forgone care; and receipt of dental checkups and cancer screening.

Data collection

We pooled annualized MEPS data files across years. Our analytic sample consisted of adults (18-64 years) with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities and nonmissing data for all variables of interest.<

SUBMITTER: Horner-Johnson W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4254135 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature