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. 2023 Sep 20;7(1):622–630. doi: 10.1089/heq.2023.0062

Table 1.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Questions Versus Community-Led Questions About Health Care Access

BRFSS Community-led data collection
Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, pre-paid plans such as HMOs, government plans such as Medicare or Indian Health Services?
Are you currently enrolled in the OHP, which is the State's Medicaid program?
Do you have one person who you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?
Was the real time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor, but could not because of the cost?
About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?
Do any of the following prevent you or members of your family from seeking support from your CCO or other health provider with issues around stress, frustration, worry, anger, addiction, violence, and/or abuse? Please select all that apply.
CCO/health provider is too far away
Do not have access to transportation
Do not have access to childcare
Do not have consistent access to internet for virtual appointments
Do not have health insurance
Process for making an appointment with a provider is difficult
Do not feel safe visiting my provider
Provider cannot communicate in a language that I'm comfortable using
Provider does not have the same cultural background as me
The service(s) I/we need is not covered by my insurance
The service(s) I/we need is not available near me
Not aware of what services are available near me
Information about services is not provided in a language that I am comfortable using
Do not trust that my CCO/health provider will be respectful of my cultural values

BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; CCO, Coordinated Care Organization; HMOs, Health Maintenance Organizations; OHP, Oregon Health Plan.