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. 2018 Jul 25;55:0046958018790164. doi: 10.1177/0046958018790164

Table A1.

Financial Strain, Health Care Access and Utilization by Time and FPL, NHIS 2011-2016 (N = 133°672).

Outcome Pre-ACA Post-ACA
≥400% 300%-399% 200%-299% 125%-199% 0%-124% P value ≥400% 300%-399% 200%-299% 125%-199% 0%-124% P value
Financial strain
 Couldn’t afford prescription medication in past 12 months due to cost 0.030 0.030 0.111 0.168 0.192 <.001 0.025 0.025 0.086 0.125 0.146 <.001
 Delayed care due to cost in past 12 months 0.061 0.121 0.183 0.248 0.229 <.001 0.053 0.110 0.148 0.181 0.174 <.001
 Didn’t get needed care due to cost in past 12 months 0.032 0.079 0.128 0.198 0.203 <.001 0.027 0.062 0.103 0.152 0.152 <.001
Problems paying medical bills in past 12 months 0.078 0.182 0.249 0.331 0.617 <.001 0.067 0.157 0.210 0.331 0.547 <.001
 Worried about paying medical bills in past 12 months 0.399 0.036 0.623 0.700 0.617 <.001 0.372 0.030 0.577 0.630 0.547 <.001
Access
 Currently uninsured 0.049 0.127 0.237 0.373 0.354 <.001 0.036 0.095 0.161 0.234 0.236 <.001
 Waited too long in physician’s office in past 12 months 0.035 0.021 0.037 0.053 0.067 <.001 0.029 0.017 0.040 0.050 0.060 .035
Utilization
 ≥1 Physician visit in past 12 months 0.856 0.809 0.754 0.710 0.727 <.001 0.860 0.806 0.768 0.742 0.758 <.001
 ≥1 ED visit in past 12 months 0.137 0.157 0.187 0.233 0.303 <.001 0.130 0.160 0.172 0.240 0.299 <.001

Note. Pre-ACA is an indicator for the years 2011-2013. Post-ACA is an indicator for the years 2014-2016. All P values are shown for chi-squared analyses. All statistics represent proportions. FPL = Federal Poverty Level; NHIS = National Health Interview Survey; ACA = Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; ED = emergency department.