A patient's geographic location may determine how often they visit a physician, as found in a CDC report, according to Yakima Herald.
Here are eight observations:
1. In 2014, 17.3 percent of American adults did not have a home base for their medical care.
2. Thirty-four percent of American adults had not seen or talked to a physician in 2014.
3. In Vermont, 84.1 percent of adults had visited or consulted with a physician in 2014, and 97.2 percent reported having a place to go if they required medical attention.
4. At least 90 percent of adults in Delaware, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Hawaii had a medical home.
5. In Delaware and Virginia, at least 75 percent of residents had seen or talked to a physician in 2014.
6. In Nevada, Idaho and Texas, more than 25 percent of residents did not have a regular place to obtain medical care.
7. More than 45 percent of Montana, South Dakota and Alaska residents had forgone medical care for more than a year.
8. For those areas that expanded Medicaid, 66.7 percent of residents spoke or saw a physician in 2014. The number fell to 65.2 percent in states that did not expand Medicaid, which researchers noted was statistically significant.
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