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Table 2 Adjusted odds of reporting difficulty obtaining needed care for CHC patients who were uninsured for any period in last 12 months vs. patients continuously enrolled in Medicaid in the last 12 months

From: Access to care among Medicaid and uninsured patients in community health centers after the Affordable Care Act

Type of care

Odds Ratio

95% CI

Delayed/unable to get medical care

2.0

1.1–3.8

Delayed/unable to get mental health care

1.6

0.7–3.6

Delayed/unable to get prescription drugs

1.9

1.1–3.3

Delayed/unable to get dental care

2.4

1.3–4.6

Did not follow up on most recent referral

3.7

1.7–7.9

  1. Notes: Those uninsured for any period in the last 12 months include respondents who reported being uninsured at the time of the survey and currently insured respondents who reported being uninsured at any point in the last 12 months. Those with Medicaid include respondents who reported having Medicaid coverage in each of the last 12 months. Logistic regression models adjust for respondent demographic and health characteristics in Table 1. All analyses are weighted to account for the survey design
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BMC Health Services Research

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