Affordable Health Care
Portion of adults who did not delay or forego any necessary medical care due to cost in the past year
Indicator Summary Score
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Numbers listed on the maps are indicator summary scores, which measure how far a state has to go to meet the HOPE Goal (Distance to Goal) and how much variation there is across racial and ethnic groups within the state on the measure (Racial Inequity). Scores range from 0 to 100 with 100 indicating the state with the best combined performance. Hovering over a state reveals information on Distance to Goal and Racial Inequity separately.
National Rate
87%of adults with affordable health care
Hope Goal
96%of adults with affordable health care
Distance to Goal
19 millionmore adults in the U.S. would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
Why it Matters
When patients can afford care offered, they are less likely to delay necessary treatment and more likely to seek and utilize essential and preventative health services, leading to better health outcomes.
Indicator Summary
- White adults have higher rates of affordable health care followed by Asian/Pacific Islander adults with 90% and 89%, respectively.
- Hispanic adults have the lowest rates of affordable health care with only 78% not delaying or foregoing any medical care due to cost.
- Residents in the Far West and New England states fare better on affordable health care than other regions.
- States in the Southeast region perform poorly on affordable health care with six states ranking in the bottom ten (Tennessee, Mississippi, West Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and South Carolina).
State Distance to Goal
Affordable Health Care
This chart is interactive. Explore data by clicking the dots to select and compare different race and ethnicity groups.
