# How healthcare conversations leave prevention gaps

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Published: 2026-05-12

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About 70% are satisfied with primary care, yet 61% say a provider has not spoken to them or their child about the HPV vaccine.

## Overview: Care conversations

Primary care satisfaction is high: about 70% agree that they are satisfied with the care they receive from their primary or family doctor.

But some prevention and broader health conversations are missing. About 61% say a provider has not spoken to them or their child about the HPV vaccine.

## Primary care satisfaction is high

About 37% strongly agree and 33% agree that they are satisfied with primary or family doctor care.

Only about 7% disagree, while 9% say they do not have a primary or family doctor.

## HPV conversations are less common

About 31% say a provider has spoken to them, their child, or both about the HPV vaccine.

A much larger share, 61%, say no provider has had that conversation or made that recommendation.

## Other care settings show limits too

Among the full sample, about 10% report orthodontic care that included health education beyond braces or brushing, while 22% say it did not.

Views of workforce training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are also mixed: 15% say training is enough, 37% say somewhat, and 35% say no.

## Supporting evidence

### 70% agree that they are satisfied with primary or family doctor care.

Question: I am satisfied with the care I receive from my primary care/family doctor.

Note: Shows satisfaction with primary or family doctor care.

Topline:

- Strongly agree: 37.3%
- Agree: 32.8%
- Neither disagree nor agree: 14.5%
- I do not have a primary/family doctor: 8.7%
- Disagree: 4.1%
- Strongly disagree: 2.6%

### 61% say a provider has not discussed or recommended the HPV vaccine.

Question: Has your health care provider spoken to you about or recommended the HPV vaccine for you or your child?

Note: Shows whether providers discussed or recommended the HPV vaccine.

Topline:

- No: 61.3%
- Yes, only to me: 14.3%
- Yes, to both me and my child: 11.4%
- I don't remember: 8.1%
- Yes, only to my child: 4.9%

### 35% say healthcare workforce training for IDD care is not enough.

Question: Do you feel that there is enough training for the healthcare workforce to provide adequate care to people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities?

Note: Adds views on healthcare workforce training for intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Topline:

- Somewhat: 36.5%
- No: 35.0%
- Yes: 15.2%
- Unsure: 13.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2024-11-19 → 2024-11-22
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: A
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Sources

- [How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement? I am satisfied with the care I receive from my primary care/family doctor.](https://verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co#satisfaction-with-primary-care-provider): verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co: Shows satisfaction with primary or family doctor care.
- [Has your health care provider spoken to you about or recommended the HPV vaccine for you or your child?](https://verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co#discussion-of-hpv-vaccine): verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co: Shows whether providers discussed or recommended the HPV vaccine.
- [When you received orthodontic care (braces) between ages 9-26, did your orthodontist or their assistant provide any general health education beyond information about braces or brushing, such as information on getting vaccinations or healthy eating?](https://verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co#health-education-during-orthodontic-treatment): verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co: Shows whether orthodontic care included general health education.
- [Do you feel that there is enough training for the healthcare workforce to provide adequate care to people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities?](https://verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co#training-for-intellectual-disability-care): verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co: Adds views on healthcare workforce training for intellectual and developmental disabilities.

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2024-122, fielded November 19-22, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co#satisfaction-with-primary-care-provider](https://verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co#satisfaction-with-primary-care-provider)