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Current and Maximum Acceptable Travel Times to Primary Care Among US Older Adults

Description
Explores the threshold of travel time at which it becomes a barrier to primary care access and for which groups. Uses data from a study conducted in February 2025 of adults age 50 and older. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by urban, suburban, and rural or other areas.
Author(s)
Tabasa Ozawa, Ying Liu, Soeren Mattke
Citation
JAMA Network Open, 8(11), e2545280
Date
11/2025
Tagged as
Access · Elderly population · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Transportation