Scorecard for Access to Care Priority Area of the AR State Health Improvement Plan

About 1 in 10 people in the United States don’t have health insurance. People without insurance are less likely to have a primary care provider, and they may not be able to afford the health care services and medications they need. Strategies to increase insurance coverage rates are critical for making sure more people get important health care services, like preventive care and treatment for chronic illnesses.

Sometimes people don’t get recommended health care services, like cancer screenings, because they don’t have a primary care provider. Other times, it’s because they live too far away from health care providers who offer them. Interventions to increase access to health care professionals and improve communication, in person or remotely, can help more people get the care they need (- Healthy People 2030).

The ADH and its community partners will focus on improving public health in Arkansas by helping people get timely and high-quality health care services.