The Journal of Pediatrics: 5 Things to Know About Adolescent Access to PCMHs

  1. Overall
  2. 91% of US adolescents had a usual source of care
  3. but only 51% had access to a PCMH.
  4. Hispanic adolescents had 0.56 lower adjusted odds of having a PCMH compared with white adolescents.
  5. Black adolescents had 0.55 lower adjusted odds of having a PCMH compared with white adolescents.
  6. Those living below 4 times the poverty level had lower adjusted odds of PCMH access than other adolescents.
  7. Adolescents with 3-5 special health care needs had 0.43 lower adjusted odds of having a PCMH compared with adolescents without any special health care needs.
Notes: From an article entitled, "Adolescent Access to Patient-Centered Medical Homes," by Christina M. Martone, MPH, Annie Gjelsvik, PhD, Joanna D. Brown, MD, MPH, Michelle L. Rogers, PhD, and Patrick M. Vivier, MD, PhD.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics, August 6, 2019 - https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(19)30800-5/fulltext

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