Disability and Access to Health Care

"For some people with disabilities, access to health care can be challenging. See what health care providers and public health professionals can do to address the barriers that keep adults with disabilities from obtaining the health care services and programs they need to stay healthy.

People with disabilities need health care and public health programs for the same reasons anyone else does—to stay well, active, and a part of the community. However, for some people with disabilities, access to health care can be challenging. According to a recent MMWR report 1 , adults 65 years of age and older with any disability more often reported having health insurance coverage, a usual healthcare provider, and receiving a routine checkup than did younger adults with a disability. In addition, disability-specific disparities in health care access were common, particularly among young (18–44) and middle-aged (45–64) adults. Generally, adults with vision disability reported the least access to health care (i.e. health insurance coverage, usual health care provider, unmet health care need because of cost, and routine check-up within past 12 months) and adults with self-care disability reported the most access to care...:
Disability and healthcare