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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the proportion of people who can't get prescription medicines when they need them — AHS‑06 Data

National Status: Target met or exceeded

  
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Most Recent Data:
6.3 percent (2024)

National Target:
6.3 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
6.8 percent of persons were unable to obtain or delayed in obtaining necessary prescription medicines due to cost in 2019 2

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Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost, 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
Total
6.8
CI 6.5 / 7.1
SE 0.170
5.9
CI 5.5 / 6.2
SE 0.170
4.7
CI 4.5 / 5.0
SE 0.133
5.8
CI 5.5 / 6.1
SE 0.148
6.3
CI 6.0 / 6.6
SE 0.148

Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost by Sex, 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
Male
5.2
CI 4.8 / 5.6
SE 0.204
4.6
CI 4.2 / 5.1
SE 0.233
3.8
CI 3.4 / 4.1
SE 0.178
4.7
CI 4.3 / 5.1
SE 0.197
4.8
CI 4.5 / 5.2
SE 0.190
Female
8.3
CI 7.9 / 8.8
SE 0.242
7.0
CI 6.6 / 7.5
SE 0.248
5.7
CI 5.3 / 6.1
SE 0.194
6.8
CI 6.4 / 7.3
SE 0.220
7.7
CI 7.2 / 8.1
SE 0.229

Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost by Race/Ethnicity, 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
5.6
CI 3.2 / 8.9
SE 1.327
DSU
6.6
CI 4.3 / 9.7
SE 1.276
6.2
CI 3.4 / 10.4
SE 1.673
Asian only
2.9
CI 2.1 / 3.9
SE 0.426
3.4
CI 2.4 / 4.6
SE 0.546
2.7
CI 1.9 / 3.5
SE 0.392
3.5
CI 2.6 / 4.5
SE 0.473
3.2
CI 2.3 / 4.1
SE 0.443
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
10.2
CI 5.6 / 16.7
SE 2.633
Black or African American only
9.1
CI 8.1 / 10.2
SE 0.526
7.6
CI 6.6 / 8.8
SE 0.557
6.6
CI 5.7 / 7.5
SE 0.461
8.0
CI 7.1 / 9.1
SE 0.500
7.7
CI 6.8 / 8.7
SE 0.471
White only
6.8
CI 6.4 / 7.2
SE 0.196
5.6
CI 5.3 / 6.0
SE 0.192
4.7
CI 4.4 / 5.0
SE 0.156
5.6
CI 5.3 / 6.0
SE 0.175
6.3
CI 5.9 / 6.6
SE 0.178
2 or more races
7.8
CI 5.9 / 10.0
SE 1.000
7.6
CI 5.3 / 10.4
SE 1.256
3.5
CI 2.4 / 5.0
SE 0.612
5.9
CI 4.3 / 7.9
SE 0.866
7.5
CI 5.8 / 9.5
SE 0.924
Hispanic or Latino
6.7
CI 6.0 / 7.5
SE 0.380
6.5
CI 5.6 / 7.5
SE 0.458
4.5
CI 4.0 / 5.1
SE 0.299
5.6
CI 5.0 / 6.3
SE 0.332
6.1
CI 5.5 / 6.7
SE 0.325
Not Hispanic or Latino
6.8
CI 6.4 / 7.2
SE 0.187
5.7
CI 5.4 / 6.1
SE 0.179
4.8
CI 4.5 / 5.1
SE 0.146
5.8
CI 5.5 / 6.2
SE 0.169
6.3
CI 6.0 / 6.7
SE 0.168
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
5.8
CI 3.1 / 9.8
SE 1.526
DSU
6.3
CI 3.6 / 10.1
SE 1.449
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
3.0
CI 2.2 / 3.9
SE 0.433
3.3
CI 2.3 / 4.5
SE 0.543
2.6
CI 1.9 / 3.5
SE 0.397
3.4
CI 2.5 / 4.4
SE 0.475
3.2
CI 2.4 / 4.2
SE 0.451
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
9.2
CI 8.1 / 10.3
SE 0.543
7.8
CI 6.7 / 9.0
SE 0.575
6.7
CI 5.8 / 7.7
SE 0.480
8.2
CI 7.2 / 9.2
SE 0.521
7.7
CI 6.8 / 8.7
SE 0.488
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
6.7
CI 6.3 / 7.1
SE 0.209
5.5
CI 5.1 / 5.8
SE 0.193
4.7
CI 4.3 / 5.0
SE 0.168
5.6
CI 5.3 / 6.0
SE 0.189
6.3
CI 5.9 / 6.7
SE 0.194
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
8.0
CI 6.0 / 10.4
SE 1.080
7.9
CI 5.3 / 11.2
SE 1.452
3.6
CI 2.4 / 5.1
SE 0.675
6.0
CI 4.3 / 8.1
SE 0.947
7.6
CI 5.7 / 10.0
SE 1.044

Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost by Age group, 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
<18 years
1.4
CI 1.1 / 1.7
SE 0.142
1.9
CI 1.5 / 2.5
SE 0.244
0.8
CI 0.6 / 1.1
SE 0.127
1.5
CI 1.2 / 1.8
SE 0.166
1.3
CI 1.0 / 1.6
SE 0.137
0-4 years
1.4
CI 0.9 / 2.2
SE 0.298
1.4
CI 0.7 / 2.4
SE 0.409
0.5
CI 0.2 / 1.2
SE 0.232
1.4
CI 0.9 / 2.1
SE 0.294
0.8
CI 0.4 / 1.4
SE 0.235
5-11 years
1.3
CI 0.9 / 1.8
SE 0.226
2.6
CI 1.7 / 3.8
SE 0.509
0.8
CI 0.5 / 1.3
SE 0.211
1.3
CI 0.9 / 1.9
SE 0.252
1.3
CI 0.9 / 1.7
SE 0.211
12-17 years
1.5
CI 1.0 / 2.0
SE 0.229
1.6
CI 1.1 / 2.4
SE 0.303
1.1
CI 0.7 / 1.6
SE 0.224
1.7
CI 1.2 / 2.4
SE 0.288
1.6
CI 1.2 / 2.2
SE 0.262
18-44 years
8.3
CI 7.7 / 8.9
SE 0.306
7.1
CI 6.4 / 7.8
SE 0.347
5.6
CI 5.1 / 6.1
SE 0.266
7.1
CI 6.5 / 7.6
SE 0.276
8.1
CI 7.5 / 8.7
SE 0.284
18-24 years
5.3
CI 4.3 / 6.5
SE 0.541
5.9
CI 4.5 / 7.4
SE 0.715
3.9
CI 2.9 / 5.2
SE 0.561
3.7
CI 2.8 / 4.7
SE 0.447
6.7
CI 5.5 / 8.1
SE 0.633
25-44 years
9.3
CI 8.6 / 10.0
SE 0.346
7.5
CI 6.7 / 8.3
SE 0.397
6.2
CI 5.6 / 6.8
SE 0.312
8.2
CI 7.6 / 8.9
SE 0.343
8.5
CI 7.9 / 9.2
SE 0.331
45-64 years
10.2
CI 9.5 / 11.0
SE 0.371
8.4
CI 7.7 / 9.1
SE 0.356
7.4
CI 6.8 / 8.0
SE 0.323
8.4
CI 7.7 / 9.1
SE 0.358
9.1
CI 8.4 / 9.8
SE 0.351
45-54 years
11.1
CI 10.0 / 12.2
SE 0.558
8.9
CI 7.8 / 10.0
SE 0.553
7.4
CI 6.5 / 8.4
SE 0.475
8.6
CI 7.6 / 9.7
SE 0.524
9.9
CI 8.9 / 11.0
SE 0.541
55-64 years
9.4
CI 8.5 / 10.4
SE 0.466
8.0
CI 7.1 / 8.9
SE 0.457
7.3
CI 6.5 / 8.2
SE 0.431
8.2
CI 7.3 / 9.1
SE 0.462
8.3
CI 7.4 / 9.3
SE 0.464
65 years and over
5.7
CI 5.1 / 6.3
SE 0.297
4.6
CI 4.1 / 5.2
SE 0.271
4.2
CI 3.7 / 4.7
SE 0.254
5.0
CI 4.5 / 5.5
SE 0.261
4.9
CI 4.4 / 5.4
SE 0.273
65-74 years
6.8
CI 6.0 / 7.7
SE 0.428
5.6
CI 4.9 / 6.4
SE 0.389
5.0
CI 4.3 / 5.8
SE 0.354
6.2
CI 5.5 / 7.0
SE 0.378
6.0
CI 5.3 / 6.8
SE 0.380
75-84 years
5.0
CI 4.0 / 6.2
SE 0.550
3.8
CI 2.9 / 4.8
SE 0.455
3.5
CI 2.7 / 4.4
SE 0.424
3.4
CI 2.7 / 4.2
SE 0.355
3.8
CI 3.0 / 4.6
SE 0.396
85 years and over
1.6
CI 1.0 / 2.5
SE 0.337
1.3
CI 0.7 / 2.2
SE 0.355
1.6
CI 0.7 / 3.1
SE 0.563
2.3
CI 1.3 / 3.9
SE 0.623
2.6
CI 1.5 / 4.1
SE 0.603

Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
Less than High school
12.5
CI 10.9 / 14.1
SE 0.802
10.9
CI 9.1 / 12.9
SE 0.944
8.6
CI 7.3 / 10.1
SE 0.694
8.4
CI 7.1 / 9.8
SE 0.686
10.3
CI 8.8 / 11.9
SE 0.759
High school
9.1
CI 8.3 / 10.0
SE 0.419
7.0
CI 6.2 / 7.9
SE 0.408
6.8
CI 6.0 / 7.6
SE 0.388
8.5
CI 7.6 / 9.4
SE 0.436
7.7
CI 7.0 / 8.5
SE 0.368
Some college or Associate degree
10.3
CI 9.5 / 11.1
SE 0.398
8.2
CI 7.5 / 9.0
SE 0.376
7.8
CI 7.1 / 8.6
SE 0.357
8.8
CI 8.1 / 9.7
SE 0.402
9.4
CI 8.6 / 10.2
SE 0.402
4-year college degree or more
5.5
CI 5.0 / 6.0
SE 0.250
4.8
CI 4.3 / 5.3
SE 0.236
3.9
CI 3.5 / 4.3
SE 0.216
5.3
CI 4.8 / 5.8
SE 0.255
5.9
CI 5.4 / 6.4
SE 0.260

Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
<100
10.8
CI 9.7 / 12.0
SE 0.587
9.0
CI 7.7 / 10.4
SE 0.675
7.4
CI 6.3 / 8.5
SE 0.542
8.8
CI 7.8 / 9.9
SE 0.544
8.7
CI 7.7 / 9.8
SE 0.535
100-199
10.0
CI 9.2 / 10.9
SE 0.437
9.0
CI 8.0 / 10.0
SE 0.490
6.9
CI 6.2 / 7.7
SE 0.391
8.3
CI 7.6 / 9.2
SE 0.411
8.6
CI 7.8 / 9.4
SE 0.412
200-399
7.1
CI 6.6 / 7.7
SE 0.298
6.3
CI 5.7 / 7.0
SE 0.322
5.3
CI 4.8 / 5.9
SE 0.262
6.0
CI 5.5 / 6.6
SE 0.280
7.2
CI 6.5 / 7.8
SE 0.320
400+
3.4
CI 3.1 / 3.8
SE 0.175
3.1
CI 2.7 / 3.4
SE 0.176
2.6
CI 2.3 / 2.9
SE 0.163
3.6
CI 3.2 / 4.0
SE 0.191
3.9
CI 3.5 / 4.3
SE 0.202

Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost by Health insurance status (under 65 years), 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
Insured
5.5
CI 5.2 / 5.9
SE 0.175
5.0
CI 4.6 / 5.3
SE 0.176
4.1
CI 3.8 / 4.4
SE 0.149
5.3
CI 5.0 / 5.6
SE 0.171
5.6
CI 5.3 / 6.0
SE 0.162
Private
5.1
CI 4.7 / 5.5
SE 0.192
4.4
CI 4.1 / 4.8
SE 0.184
4.0
CI 3.6 / 4.3
SE 0.168
4.9
CI 4.6 / 5.3
SE 0.192
5.7
CI 5.4 / 6.1
SE 0.194
Public
6.8
CI 6.1 / 7.5
SE 0.364
6.4
CI 5.7 / 7.3
SE 0.402
4.6
CI 4.0 / 5.1
SE 0.280
6.2
CI 5.5 / 6.9
SE 0.350
5.4
CI 4.9 / 6.0
SE 0.292
Uninsured
17.9
CI 16.3 / 19.7
SE 0.847
14.9
CI 12.9 / 17.1
SE 1.029
11.3
CI 9.9 / 12.8
SE 0.730
13.0
CI 11.3 / 14.9
SE 0.886
14.9
CI 13.3 / 16.6
SE 0.838

Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost by Geographic location, 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
Metropolitan
6.7
CI 6.3 / 7.0
SE 0.187
5.7
CI 5.4 / 6.1
SE 0.182
4.6
CI 4.3 / 4.9
SE 0.144
5.7
CI 5.4 / 6.0
SE 0.159
6.2
CI 5.9 / 6.5
SE 0.163
Non-metropolitan
7.7
CI 6.7 / 8.7
SE 0.506
6.6
CI 5.6 / 7.6
SE 0.511
5.7
CI 5.0 / 6.5
SE 0.376
6.3
CI 5.5 / 7.2
SE 0.428
6.8
CI 6.0 / 7.6
SE 0.394

Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost by Marital status (18 years and over), 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
Married/​Cohabiting partner
8.0
CI 7.4 / 8.5
SE 0.263
6.5
CI 6.0 / 7.0
SE 0.251
5.5
CI 5.1 / 5.9
SE 0.209
6.7
CI 6.3 / 7.2
SE 0.238
7.2
CI 6.7 / 7.7
SE 0.244
Divorced, separated, widowed
11.2
CI 10.3 / 12.2
SE 0.476
8.8
CI 7.9 / 9.8
SE 0.463
7.8
CI 7.0 / 8.6
SE 0.412
9.2
CI 8.3 / 10.1
SE 0.446
9.4
CI 8.6 / 10.3
SE 0.427
Never married
7.2
CI 6.4 / 8.1
SE 0.416
7.0
CI 6.1 / 8.0
SE 0.475
5.5
CI 4.8 / 6.3
SE 0.371
6.4
CI 5.7 / 7.2
SE 0.367
7.8
CI 7.0 / 8.6
SE 0.409

Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost by Country of birth, 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
US
6.7
CI 6.4 / 7.1
SE 0.184
5.7
CI 5.3 / 6.1
SE 0.207
4.7
CI 4.4 / 4.9
SE 0.143
5.7
CI 5.4 / 6.1
SE 0.164
6.2
CI 5.9 / 6.5
SE 0.164
Outside US
6.8
CI 6.0 / 7.7
SE 0.428
6.7
CI 5.6 / 7.8
SE 0.546
5.0
CI 4.3 / 5.7
SE 0.346
6.1
CI 5.3 / 6.9
SE 0.397
6.5
CI 5.7 / 7.3
SE 0.409

Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
Veteran
5.2
CI 4.2 / 6.3
SE 0.518
4.4
CI 3.4 / 5.6
SE 0.550
4.0
CI 3.2 / 4.9
SE 0.417
5.5
CI 4.4 / 6.8
SE 0.594
5.3
CI 4.3 / 6.5
SE 0.551
Non-veteran
8.9
CI 8.4 / 9.3
SE 0.230
7.4
CI 7.0 / 7.9
SE 0.227
6.1
CI 5.8 / 6.5
SE 0.179
7.4
CI 7.0 / 7.8
SE 0.206
8.0
CI 7.6 / 8.4
SE 0.205

Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost by Disability status (18 years and over), 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
People with disabilities
17.3
CI 15.6 / 19.0
SE 0.853
16.0
CI 14.1 / 18.0
SE 0.985
14.7
CI 13.1 / 16.4
SE 0.825
16.1
CI 14.5 / 17.8
SE 0.829
16.9
CI 15.3 / 18.5
SE 0.815
People without disabilities
7.5
CI 7.1 / 7.9
SE 0.208
6.1
CI 5.8 / 6.5
SE 0.188
5.0
CI 4.7 / 5.3
SE 0.159
6.1
CI 5.7 / 6.4
SE 0.179
6.7
CI 6.3 / 7.0
SE 0.181

Persons unable to obtain or delaying receipt of needed prescription medications due to cost by Sexual orientation (18 years and over), 2019-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
Straight
8.1
CI 7.7 / 8.5
SE 0.208
6.7
CI 6.3 / 7.1
SE 0.209
5.5
CI 5.1 / 5.8
SE 0.166
6.6
CI 6.2 / 7.0
SE 0.186
7.1
CI 6.7 / 7.5
SE 0.189
Straight, Male
6.3
CI 5.8 / 6.8
SE 0.255
5.2
CI 4.7 / 5.8
SE 0.283
4.5
CI 4.1 / 5.0
SE 0.226
5.3
CI 4.8 / 5.8
SE 0.249
5.6
CI 5.1 / 6.1
SE 0.239
Straight, Female
9.9
CI 9.3 / 10.5
SE 0.302
8.1
CI 7.5 / 8.7
SE 0.307
6.4
CI 5.9 / 6.9
SE 0.236
7.9
CI 7.3 / 8.5
SE 0.282
8.6
CI 8.0 / 9.2
SE 0.287
Gay/​Lesbian
7.2
CI 4.9 / 10.3
SE 1.307
8.6
CI 5.1 / 13.5
SE 1.998
8.6
CI 5.7 / 12.4
SE 1.628
10.3
CI 7.7 / 13.4
SE 1.401
11.1
CI 8.2 / 14.6
SE 1.562
Gay, Male
6.4
CI 3.8 / 10.1
SE 1.464
DSU
7.4
CI 4.1 / 12.1
SE 1.893
9.0
CI 5.7 / 13.2
SE 1.809
11.2
CI 7.6 / 15.6
SE 1.924
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
8.2
CI 4.3 / 14.0
SE 2.297
7.6
CI 3.8 / 13.2
SE 2.225
10.3
CI 5.5 / 17.2
SE 2.772
12.1
CI 8.2 / 17.0
SE 2.133
11.1
CI 6.4 / 17.7
SE 2.704
Bisexual
20.7
CI 16.3 / 25.8
SE 2.338
17.2
CI 12.9 / 22.3
SE 2.292
16.6
CI 13.0 / 20.6
SE 1.887
16.5
CI 13.2 / 20.3
SE 1.763
20.2
CI 16.6 / 24.3
SE 1.912
Bisexual, Male
15.7
CI 8.1 / 26.4
SE 4.369
DSU
8.2
CI 4.4 / 13.7
SE 2.217
19.3
CI 12.1 / 28.3
SE 3.921
13.3
CI 7.1 / 21.9
SE 3.536
Bisexual, Female
22.2
CI 17.2 / 27.8
SE 2.633
19.5
CI 14.3 / 25.6
SE 2.782
19.4
CI 14.9 / 24.6
SE 2.396
15.5
CI 11.8 / 19.8
SE 1.970
22.6
CI 18.3 / 27.3
SE 2.214

Disparity