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

Decrease the proportion of adults who report poor communication with their health care provider — HC/HIT‑02 Data

Status: Little or no detectable change

  Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
8.9 percent (2021)

Target:
8.0 percent 

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
8.9 percent of adults aged 18 years and over reported poor provider communication in 2017 

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Adults who report poor communication with their health care provider, 2017-2021 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021
Total
8.9
CI 8.3 / 9.5
SE 0.321
9.0
CI 8.4 / 9.7
SE 0.318
8.9
CI 8.2 / 9.6
SE 0.362