HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY: Further Efforts Needed To Address Barriers For People With Disabilities

The report was released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on December 19, 2025. The GAO reviewed federal efforts to monitor and address health care access barriers facing people with disabilities. The review focused on federal efforts to ensure equitable treatment of people with disabilities in health care settings, including data collection and oversight. The report examines barriers and steps taken by some provider organizations to address them; the extent of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) data collection efforts on the accessibility of health care and on disability status, and the extent of HHS oversight of the . . .