Topic :: Medical home

Less than half of adolescents receive care in a medical home, with lower rates for those with mental health and ongoing socio-economic disparities.
- In 2002, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that the entire pediatric population receive care in a medical home. Nearly two decades later, only 45% of adolescents attained this standard of care, according to a new Center analysis of data from the 2020-2021 National Survey of Children’s Health. Socio-economic disparities persist and those with mental health problems continue to have…
- Topic(s): Equity, Medical home, Mental/Behavioral health
- Type(s): Publications
Adolescent and Health Professional Perspectives on the Medical Home: Improving Health Care Access and Utilization Under the ACA
- This study, written by The University of California — Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine in collaboration with ICF International, is part of a series of publications associated with a multi-year evaluation of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MSAHC), which provides comprehensive health services to adolescents and…
- Topic(s): Clinical Care, Medical home
- Type(s): Information