Barriers to Care Typology
| Patient Circumstances | Why Patients Report They Do Not Get Care? | Who These Patients Are in Our Practices |
|---|---|---|
| No insurance and not getting care | Need coverage | Patients who fear the first question on the phone: “What’s your insurance?” |
| Parents who get care at their children’s visits | ||
| Have insurance but not getting care | Need access | Patients who referring providers cannot get into specialists’ offices |
| Patients traveling long distances to see clinicians | ||
| Have insurance and access but not getting care | Unafforable costs | Patients calling for advice to avoid visit co-payments |
| Patients struggling to get their medications and asking for pharmaceutical samples |