National Medical Expenditure Survey. Access to Health Care: Findings from the Survey of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Research Findings 9

摘要

The paper presents estimates from the Survey of American Indians and Alaska Natives (SAIAN) component of the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES) to examine the access to health care of American Indians and Alaska Natives living on or near reservations or in Alaska and eligible for services provided or supported by the Indian Health Service (IHS). American Indians and Alaska Natives in this population who usually obtain medical care from an IHS-operated or supported facility are compared with others in this population whose usual source of medical care is a facility outside the IHS system. Differences in access between the two groups are discussed in terms of demographic characteristics and measures relating to convenience of care such as travel time to one's usual source of care.