2022 E-Insights Report
Access to Affordable Health Care
- Baltimore is consistently ranked at No.1 over the years for the least amount of residents with access to affordable health care.
- The Tampa Bay region has seen improvement in access to affordable health care rate since 2017.
- Charlotte experienced significant improvement in the ranking since 2015.
About: Measures access to affordable health care in terms of percentage of surveyed respondent
who responded 'Yes' to the question 'Was there a time in the past 12 months when you
needed to see a doctor but could not because of cost?'
Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
*Data not available for the San Diego MSA.
Access to Affordable Health Care Rate
![Access to Affordable Health Care Rate](/business/images/state-of-the-region/e-insights-2022/section-2-52-access-to-affordable-healthcare.jpg)
Access to Affordable Health Care Rate Trend
![Access to Affordable Health Care Rate Trend](/business/images/state-of-the-region/e-insights-2022/section-2-52-access-to-affordable-healthcare-trend.jpg)