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Buffalo County Access To Health Care

• Buffalo County Health Care
• Minority Health Care
• Race As Barrier
• Rationale

Buffalo County Health Care

Baseline: 91.4% of Buffalo County residents report having health care insurance. (ABRFS 00)
Target: 100%

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Minority Health Care

NEW Baseline: 51.4% of the surveyed minority population in Buffalo County have health insurance coverage. (Source: 2004 Minority Behavioral Risk Factor Survey MBRFS)

Target: 100%

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Race as Barrier

Baseline: 39% of Hispanic Americans state that race/ethnic origin is a barrier to receiving health care in Nebraska. (Source: Buffalo County Health Profile 97)

New Target: Decrease Perceived Barriers to Health Care

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Rationale

Access to quality care is important to eliminate health disparities and increase the quality and years of life of healthy life for all Americans. Major changes in the structure of the U.S. health care system, including the increasing influence of market forces, changes in payment and delivery systems, and welfare reform, have significant implication for vulnerable and at-risk populations. In light of these system changes, Federal, State and local public health agencies must redouble their efforts to address access barriers and reduce disparities for these populations. (Source: Healthy People 2010 page 1-3/1-5).

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