The National Center of Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control, under the direction and sponsorship of the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau, conducted two surveys to assess child health status across the country. The National Survey of Children's Health and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs provide state and national data on the number of children and youth who receive coordinated, ongoing, comprehensive care within a medical home.
The surveys indicate the following:
- Fifty percent (50%) of all United States children receive care within a medical home (2015/2016)
- Forty-nine percent (49%) of all US children and youth with special health care needs receive care within a medical home (2015/2016)
- Of these, 36.3% of the Hispanic population, and 38.9% of the Black, non-Hispanic population of US children and youth with special health care needs receive care within a medical home.
For more information on the National Survey of Children's Health, the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, and other national measurement initiatives, view the following:
- Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative: Also known as the Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC), this center uses public data from the National Survey of Children's Health and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs to present information on the status of children's health throughout the United States.
- Medical Home Data Portal: Created in partnership with the National Center for Medical Home Implementation, the Medical Home Data Portal provides state-by-state information related to the number of children and youth—including those with special health care needs—who have access to a medical home in the United States.