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.