Access to Health Care
  
Location200420052006200720082009
Montgomery88.387.383.074.860.235.5

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For the purposes of this indicator, access to health care is defined as either having private health insurance OR having public coverage (Medicaid) OR applying for Medicaid OR having information about how to obtain access to free or subsidized clinics. The HealthLink Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) is a Montgomery County collaborative working to monitor and improve access to health care for health uninsured and to better coordinate health and human services across provider organizations. Increasingly, providers in the community are documenting, through a secure Web-based health information exchange called HIEx™, demographic, eligibility and services utilization information. When community members request service, a Community Health Advocate contacts them to assist in accessing health care through available public sector resources. Individuals who are not eligible for means-tested or premium-based programs are referred to free and low-cost public and hospital clinics. Although HIEx™ data represent only a sample of Montgomery County residents, HIEx™ is currently the only data source for an unduplicated count of citizens who use multiple safety net organizations. A conservative estimate of data currently housed in HIEx™ suggests that at least 24% of Montgomery County residents living at or below the poverty level are represented in this data set.
 
 

Montgomery

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