| Title: | Access to health care in the United States |
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| Authors: | ID Romih, Dejan (Author)
ID Kumer, Peter (Author) |
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| Files: |  https://zenodo.org/records/17998205
 RAZ_Romih_Dejan_2025.pdf (919,49 KB)
MD5: 743A809A1F90CBCBD4CC60582F393BA0
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.16 - Independent Scientific Component Part or a Chapter in a Monograph |
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| Organization: | EPF - Faculty of Business and Economics
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| Abstract: | Access to health care remains one of the most debated issues in health economics. However, in most cases, access to health care is neither equal, equitable nor fair, as it depends on income or wealth. The aim of this study is to group US states and the US capital city into clusters based on similarities in five measures of access to health care: percentage of adults who were uninsured, percentage of adults unable to obtain medical care when needed due to cost, percentage of adults who had difficulty paying medical bills in the past year, percentage of adults without a personal doctor, and percentage of adults with fair or poor health status. The results of the cluster analysis showed two clusters: states with poorer access and states with better access to health care. This indicates differences in access to health care between the two groups, which may affect health outcomes. Therefore, action is needed to ensure equal, equitable and fair access to health care for all. |
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| Keywords: | access to health care, cluster analysis, health, health care, United States |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 20.12.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | Str. 369-383 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-96424  |
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| UDC: | 364 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 263775747 |
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| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.17998205 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 07.01.2026 |
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| Views: | 139 |
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| Downloads: | 8 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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