This measure comes from the annual Adult and Child Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems (CAHPS) survey, which are questionnaires developed jointly by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

The survey draws as potential respondents the adult and child members of Vermont Medicaid who were continuously enrolled in the plan for at least 6 months, with no more than one enrollment gap of 45 days or less. 

The data in the graph above represents the % of surveyed adult Vermont Medicaid members who responded "usually" or "always" when asked if they could get care when needed through their health care provider and from specialists. Vermont Medicaid monitors this as an important indicator of access to needed care. Vermont Medicaid has been conducting this survey, following nationally certified protocol, annually since 2014. During that time period, our performance on this measure has remained steady at or above the national average for other Medicaid health plans.  

Last updated:  03/2022