A new CDC report finds that in 2014, all but 10.1% of
Connecticut residents had a usual source of medical care. The same report found great variation among
states but, on average, 17.3% of Americans lacked a usual source of care.
Vermont led the country with only 2.8% of residents that report they do not
have a regular care site. Still there is room for improvement – 29.6% of
Connecticut residents had not seen or talked to a general doctor in the last
year. Vermont also led the country in that metric at 84%. Interestingly, the
study found little impact on these metrics of states’ decisions to expand
Medicaid or create a state-based health insurance exchange.
