AHS-1 Increase the proportion of persons with health insurance
AHS-1.1 Increase the proportion of persons with medical insurance
LHI

Leading Health Indicators are a subset of Healthy People 2020 objectives selected to communicate high-priority health issues.

Baseline: 83.2 percent of persons had medical insurance in 2008
Target: 100 percent
Target-Setting Method: Total coverage
Data Sources:
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 01-01.
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AHS-1.2 Increase the proportion of persons with dental insurance
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Baseline: 50.3 percent of persons had dental insurance in 2008
Target: 55.3 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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AHS-1.3 Increase the proportion of persons with prescription drug insurance
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Baseline: 62.2 percent of persons had prescription drug insurance in 2008
Target: 68.4 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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AHS-3 Increase the proportion of persons with a usual primary care provider
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Leading Health Indicators are a subset of Healthy People 2020 objectives selected to communicate high-priority health issues.

Baseline: 76.3 percent of persons had a usual primary care provider in 2007
Target: 83.9 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 01-05.
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AHS-4 (Developmental) Increase the number of practicing primary care providers.
AHS-4.1 (Developmental) Increase the number of practicing medical doctors
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AHS-4.2 (Developmental) Increase the number of practicing doctors of osteopathy
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AHS-4.3 (Developmental) Increase the number of practicing physician assistants
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AHS-4.4 (Developmental) Increase the number of practicing nurse practitioners
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AHS-5 Increase the proportion of persons who have a specific source of ongoing care
Baseline: 86.4 percent of persons of all ages had a specific source of ongoing care in 2008
Target: 95.0 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 01-04a.
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Baseline: 94.3 percent of children and youth aged 17 years and under had a specific source of ongoing care in 2008
Target: 100 percent
Target-Setting Method: Total coverage
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 01-04b.
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Baseline: 81.3 percent of persons aged 18 to 64 years had a specific source of ongoing care in 2008
Target: 89.4 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 01-04c.
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Baseline: 96.3 percent of persons aged 65 years and over had a specific source of ongoing care in 2008
Target: 100 percent
Target-Setting Method: Total coverage
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 01-04c.
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AHS-6 Reduce the proportion of persons who are unable to obtain or delay in obtaining necessary medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines
Baseline: 10.0 percent of all persons were unable to obtain or delayed in obtaining necessary medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines in 2007
Target: 9.0 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 01-06.
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Baseline: 4.7 percent of all persons were unable to obtain or delayed in obtaining necessary medical care in 2007
Target: 4.2 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ
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Baseline: 5.5 percent of all persons were unable to obtain or delayed in obtaining necessary dental care in 2007
Target: 5.0 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ
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Baseline: 3.1 percent of all persons were unable to obtain or delayed in obtaining necessary prescription medicines in 2007
Target: 2.8 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ
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AHS-8 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of persons who have access to rapidly responding prehospital emergency medical services
AHS-8.1 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of persons who are covered by basic life support
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 01-11a.
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AHS-8.2 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of persons who are covered by advanced life support
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 01-11b.
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AHS-9 Reduce the proportion of hospital emergency department visits in which the wait time to see an emergency department clinician exceeds the recommended timeframe
Baseline: 24.7 percent of persons had an emergency department wait time exceeding that recommended for any category 2010
Target: 22.2 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC/NCHS
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Baseline: 83.5 percent of persons waited longer than the recommended time in 2010
Target: 75.2 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC/NCHS
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Baseline: 66.8 percent of persons waited longer than the recommended time in 2010
Target: 60.1 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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Baseline: 27.6 percent of persons waited longer than the recommended time in 2010
Target: 24.8 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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Baseline: 10.1 percent of persons waited longer than the recommended time in 2010
Target: 7.2 percent
Target-Setting Method: Minimal statistical significance
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National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC/NCHS
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AHS-9.6 (Developmental) Reduce the proportion of Level 5–non-urgent hospital emergency department visits in which the wait time to see an emergency department clinician exceeds the recommended timeframe
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Source URL: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/Access-to-Health-Services/objectives
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2014-10-08 20:38:08.0

 

 

 

 
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