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| Response |
Total |
IA Health Sol. |
John Deere |
Wellmark |
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| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
| Yes |
85% |
86% |
86% |
87% |
87% |
85% |
83% |
86% |
| No |
15% |
14% |
14% |
13% |
13% |
15% |
17% |
15% |
2. During the past 12 months, was there any time when you or a health professional thought your child needed medical care of any kind?
| Response |
Total |
IA Health Sol. |
John Deere |
Wellmark |
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| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
| Yes |
67% |
67% |
63% |
64% |
67% |
70% |
69% |
69% |
| No |
33% |
33% |
34% |
36% |
33% |
30% |
31% |
31% |
Respondents who answered No skipped to question 14
3. In the last 12 months, was there any time when your child needed medical care but could not get it for any reason?
| Response |
Total* |
IA Health Sol.* |
John Deere* |
Wellmark* |
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| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
| Yes |
19% |
6% |
16% |
7% |
17% |
8% |
23% |
4% |
| No |
81% |
94% |
84% |
93% |
84% |
92% |
77% |
96% |
*Statistically significant change, p < .05
Respondents who answered No skipped to question 5
The following is a list of possible reasons why people may not be able to get medical care for their children.
4. In the last 12 months, did any of the following stop you from getting medical care that you or a health professional thought your child needed (‡ shown as number of children affected)? (please check all that apply)
| Response |
Total* |
IA Health Sol†. |
John Deere† |
Wellmark† |
||||
| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
| Cost |
10% |
1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Trouble getting an appointment |
1% |
1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Could not get off work |
1% |
<1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Distance/transportation |
<1% |
<1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Problems on nights/weekends |
1% |
<1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Did not understand hawk-i |
NA |
<1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| MD would not accept hawk-i |
NA |
<1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Other |
0% |
0% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
*Statistically significant change, p=.00 † Number of respondents was too small to presend percentage for individual plans
5. In the last 12 months, was there any time when you waited longer than you think you should have to get medical care for your child for any reason?
| Response |
Total* |
IA Health Sol.* |
John Deere* |
Wellmark* |
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| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
| Yes |
32% |
10% |
33% |
13% |
31% |
8% |
31% |
8% |
| No |
68% |
90% |
68% |
87% |
69% |
92% |
69% |
92% |
*Statistically significant change, p < .05
Respondents who answered No skipped to question 7
The following is a list of possible reasons why people may have to wait longer than they think they should have to for medical care for their children.
6. In the last 12 months, did any of the following make you wait longer than you think you should have for medical care that you or a health professional thought your child needed (‡ shown as number of children affected)? (please check all that apply)
| Response |
Total* |
IA Health Sol. † |
John Deere † |
Wellmark † |
||||
| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
| Cost |
173 |
1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Trouble getting an appointment |
3% |
2% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Could not get off work |
2% |
<1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Distance/transportation |
1% |
<1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Problems on nights/weekends |
1% |
<1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Did not understand hawk-i |
NA |
<1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| MD would not accept hawk-i |
NA |
<1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Other |
3% |
1% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
*Statistically
significant change, p=.00
† Number of respondents was too small to presend percentage for
individual plans
7. In the last 12 months, when your child needed care right away for an illness or injury, how often did your child get care as soon as you wanted?
| Response |
Total* |
IA Health Sol.* |
John Deere |
Wellmark* |
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| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
Never |
2% |
<1% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
<1% |
| Sometimes |
8% |
2% |
10% |
3% |
6% |
1% |
8% |
3% |
| Usually |
29% |
17% |
26% |
19% |
30% |
24% |
29% |
13% |
| Always |
61% |
80% |
63% |
78% |
63% |
74% |
60% |
85% |
*Statistically significant change, p < .05.
8. In the last 12 months, when your child needed routine preventive care (for example, a physical exam or vaccination shots), how often did your child get care as soon as you wanted?
| Response |
Total* |
IA Health Sol.* |
John Deere* |
Wellmark* |
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| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
Never |
2% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
-- |
-- |
3% |
2% |
| Sometimes |
12% |
3% |
12% |
2% |
-- |
-- |
12% |
5% |
| Usually |
31% |
17% |
30% |
9% |
-- |
-- |
27% |
17% |
| Always |
55% |
79% |
56% |
88% |
-- |
-- |
58% |
76% |
*Statistically significant change, p < .05.
Note: 13-14% of children in both the before and after group were thought not to need preventive care in the last 12 months.
Specialists are doctors like surgeons, heart doctors, allergy doctors and others who specialize in one area of health care.
9. In the last 12 months, was there any time when you or a health professional thought your child needed care from a specialist?
| Response |
Total |
IA Health Sol. |
John Deere |
Wellmark |
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| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
| Yes |
38% |
40% |
36% |
45% |
36% |
38% |
42% |
38% |
| No |
62% |
60% |
64% |
55% |
64% |
62% |
58% |
62% |
espondents who answered No skipped to question 12
10. In the last 12 months, was there any time when your child needed care from a specialist but could not get it for any reason?
| Response |
Total |
IA Health Sol. |
John Deere† |
Wellmark |
||||
| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
| Yes |
21% |
15% |
20% |
17% |
-- |
-- |
17% |
13% |
| No |
79% |
85% |
80% |
83% |
-- |
-- |
84% |
87% |
† Numbers of respondents were too small to present percentages for individual plans.
11. In the last 12 months, was there any time when your child needed care from a specialist but waited longer than you thought you should have to get it for any reason?
| Response |
Total* |
IA Health Sol. |
John Deere† |
Wellmark* |
||||
| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
| Yes |
33% |
15% |
33% |
24% |
-- |
-- |
31% |
12% |
| No |
67% |
85% |
67% |
76% |
-- |
-- |
69% |
88% |
*Statistically significant change, p < .05
† Numbers of respondents were too small to present percentages for individual plans.
12. In the last 12 months, how many times did your child go to a hospital emergency room?
| Response |
Total |
IA Health Sol. |
John Deere |
Wellmark |
||||
| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
None |
60% |
62% |
60% |
63% |
62% |
65% |
59% |
61% |
1 |
24% |
24% |
23% |
26% |
23% |
22% |
23% |
25% |
2 |
10% |
7% |
11% |
5% |
9% |
8% |
10% |
7% |
3 |
4% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
5% |
5% |
4 or more |
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
13. In the last 12 months (not counting times your child went to an emergency room), how many times did your child go to a doctor’s office or clinic?
| Response |
Total* |
IA Health Sol.* |
John Deere† |
Wellmark* |
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| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
None |
1% |
1% |
1% |
<1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
1 time |
10% |
8% |
10% |
7% |
9% |
12% |
11% |
8% |
2 to 4 times |
52% |
54% |
54% |
57% |
48% |
51% |
54% |
54% |
5 to 9 times |
27% |
28% |
26% |
25% |
28% |
26% |
26% |
29% |
10 or more |
10% |
9% |
10% |
11% |
14% |
10% |
8% |
8% |
* Statistically significant change, p < .05.
14. In the last 12 months, has a health professional encouraged you to take any type of preventive health steps for your child such as watching what your child eats or using bicycle helmets or car seats?
| Response |
Total |
IA Health Sol. |
John Deere |
Wellmark |
||||
| Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
| Yes |
27% |
27% |
26% |
28% |
32% |
31% |
25% |
24% |
| No |
73% |
73% |
74% |
72% |
68% |
69% |
75% |
76% |
