population lives in a county where there is less than adequate access to pharmacies, primary care providers, hospitals, trauma centers, and/or low-cost health centers.Ģ) Over 40% of counties are pharmacy deserts, where most people have to drive more than 15 minutes to reach nearby pharmacies.ģ) Over 9% of counties are primary care provider deserts, where there aren’t enough healthcare professionals to provide primary care for most of the local population.Ĥ) Over 20% of counties are hospital deserts, where most people have to drive more than 30 minutes to reach the closest hospital. lack adequate healthcare infrastructure in some shape or form. Through our research, we identified seven key findings:ġ) More than 80% of counties across the U.S. In our full white paper, GoodRx Research dives into how healthcare infrastructure 一 or lack thereof 一 shapes access to healthcare. We then looked at how personal and financial barriers can make it even harder to access care in a healthcare desert and perpetuate health disparities. where people lack adequate access to six key healthcare services: (1) pharmacies, (2) primary care providers, (3) hospitals, (4) hospital beds, (5) trauma centers, and (6) low-cost health centers. We did this by identifying “healthcare deserts,” or areas across the U.S. The GoodRx Research team set out to identify areas that lack the proper infrastructure to ensure a healthy community, and understand just how socioeconomic factors play a role in people’s ability to take advantage of healthcare services.
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