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Increase the proportion of people with prescription drug insurance — AHS‑03

Status: Improving

  
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Improving

Most Recent Data:
86.8 percent (2022)

Target:
89.0 percent 1

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
84.4 percent of persons under 65 years had prescription drug insurance in 2019 2

Increase the proportion of persons with prescription drug insurance

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Summary

People without prescription drug insurance may not be able to afford the medicines they need. They’re also more likely to skip or reduce doses — or to use alternative therapies to try to save money. Strategies to reduce financial and other barriers to prescription drug insurance access may help increase coverage rates.



1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.