Abstract
Objective The medical home has been promoted as an optimal model of health care delivery for children. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between having access to a medical home and the health care experiences of children with and without special health care needs (SHCN) in the United States. Methods We analyzed data from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health. We modeled logistic regressions to assess associations of having access to a medical home with health care experiences for 11,392 CSHCN and 38,820 non-CSHCN. Results We found that not having access to a medical home was negatively associated with preventive medical and dental care visits, greater unmet medical and dental needs, and hospital emergency room visits. Additionally, not having access to a medical home was negatively associated with the physical and oral health among CSHCN and oral health among non-CSHCN. However, we found no significant association between improved physical health status and having access to a medical home among non-CSHCN. Conclusions Results from our analysis suggest that having access to a medical home remains key determinant of improved health care experiences by CSHCN and non-CSHCN in the United States. Our findings underscore the need to develop policies and implement a more concerted program to increase access to health care delivered under the medical home model for CSHCN and non-CSHCN. Policymakers, health care administrators and physician groups can use these findings to inform future policy decisions and service delivery reforms.
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Akobirshoev, I., Parish, S., Mitra, M. et al. Impact of Medical Home on Health Care of Children With and Without Special Health Care Needs: Update from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health. Matern Child Health J 23, 1500–1507 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-019-02774-9
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