Table 4.

Percentage of physicians perceiving specific barriers to using Medication Assistance programs (MAPs) by the reported proportion of patient population without drug coverage

	Perceived Barriers to using MAPs
	Practice related barriers			Patient related barriers
	No barriers (%)	Lack of familiarity (%)	Enrollment time consuming for staff (%)	Patient cannot directly apply (%)	Income thresholds too low (%)	Enrollment time consuming for patients (%)
Respondents by reported proportion of patients without drug coverage
All patients
<34% (N = 107)	15.9	2.8	58.9	49.5	29.9	30.8
34–65% (N = 126)	7.9	8.7	54.8	51.6	39.7	21.4
> 65% (N = 78)	9.0	7.7	50.0	38.5	39.7	28.2
Missing (N=53)	13.2	3.8	52.8	35.8	37.7	34.0
Patients older than 65
<34% (N = 52)	25.0	9.6	51.9	34.6	17.3	28.8
34–65% (N = 111)	9.9	10.8	54.9	56.8	40.5	19.8
>65% (N = 132)	7.7	2.3	59.1	46.2	37.1	35.6
Missing (N = 69)	10.1	2.9	47.8	36.2	43.5	23.2