StateMaster - Colorado Health statistics

% of Nursing Homes w/ Serious Deficiencies	23.8%	[15th of 51]
% of Nursing Homes with No Deficiencies	6.3 %	[30th of 51]
% of PDPs with a $0 Deductible	60 %	[18th of 51]
% of PDPs with a $250 Deductible	33 %	[33rd of 51]
% Point Change in ESI	-0.9 %	[10th of 51]
% Point Change in Individual Insurance	1.5	[10th of 51]
% Point Change in Medicaid	2.7	[8th of 19]
% Point Change in Uninsured	0.4	[19th of 51]
Abortion Rate	5	[45th of 47]
Abortions by Out-of-State Residents	16.7%	[8th of 44]
ADAP Financial Eligibility Criteria	300	[30th of 52]
ADAP Insurance Purchasing/Maintenance Funds	$463,328.00	[16th of 26]
ADAP Total Drug Expenditures	$556,710.00	[24th of 51]
Admissions	98	[42nd of 51]
Adult physical disabilities	5.2%	[44th of 54]
Aged SSI	8,555	[29th of 51]
Aged SSI as % of Population Ages 65+	1.9 %	[27th of 51]
AIDS Case Rate All Ages	7.3	[28th of 51]
Alcohol Abuse or Dependence	9.36%	[11th of 51]
Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers	17.2%	[11th of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers	62.1%	[9th of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Heavy drinkers	4.7%	[29th of 52]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities	259	[26th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities (per capita)	0.555 per 10,000 people	[25th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities, as a percentage	39%	[22nd of 51]
Alcohol Use in the Past Month	58.78%	[7th of 51]
Annual Reported HIV Cases All Ages	371	[20th of 39]
Asthma > Adult cases	13.5%	[20th of 52]
Attempts to Quit Smoking	52.7 %	[35th of 50]
Autism > Cumulative Growth in Autism Cases	5,394%	[6th of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism	978	[35th of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism (per capita)	2.096 per 10,000 people	[54th of 56]
Average Monthly MA Payment Rates (Weighted)	$644.00	[28th of 48]
Avg # of Nursing Home Deficiencies	7.8	[22nd of 51]
Avg. Annual % Growth, FY1980-2000	9.3 %	[17th of 51]
Baseline Dual Eligible Enrollment	48,256	[32nd of 51]
Baseline FFS Drug Payments for Duals	$127,380,741.00	[32nd of 51]
Beds	2.08	[44th of 51]
Birth Rate per 1,000	15.2	[7th of 51]
Births Financed by Medicaid As Percent of State Births	31.6%	[35th of 48]
Births of Low Birthweight as a % of Births	9 %	[10th of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI	45,499	[31st of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI as % of Population	1 %	[49th of 51]
C-Section births	21.1%	[44th of 51]
Cancer Death Rate per 100,000	173.1	[46th of 51]
Cancer Incidence per 100,000	448.5	[31st of 44]
CARE Act Total Funding	$18,019,329.00	[24th of 51]
Change in % of Preterm Births, '90-'03	26 %	[15th of 51]
Change in Medicaid Enrollment, 2003-04	12.6 %	[1st of 51]
Change in Number of Children with Individual Insurance	19,390	[8th of 51]
Change in Number of Uninsured Children	8,879	[13th of 34]
Change in Number Uninsured	143,777	[17th of 51]
Change in Number with ESI	8,131	[8th of 51]
Change in Number with Medicaid	36,171	[7th of 21]
Change in SCHIP Enrollment, 2003-04	-23.6 %	[49th of 49]
Change in Teen Birth Rate, '91-'03	-25 %	[11th of 51]
Child Death Rate	22	[23rd of 50]
Chlamydia Cases	13,039	[22nd of 50]
Chlamydia Rate	289.3	[25th of 50]
Cholesterol Screening Rate	26 %	[19th of 51]
Cigarette Use in the Past Month	26.49%	[23rd of 51]
Cocaine Use	3.42%	[2nd of 51]
Colonoscopy testing	50%	[37th of 52]
Colorectal Cancer Screening	32%	[10th of 52]
Cum. Rptd. HIV Cases Adult/Adolescent	5,941	[12th of 36]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	8,110	[23rd of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages	8,141	[23rd of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages (per capita)	1.745 per 1,000 people	[24th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Pediatric	31	[27th of 51]
Cumulative Reported HIV Cases All Ages	5,969	[12th of 40]
Cumulative Reported HIV Cases Pediatric	28	[24th of 39]
Current Annual Appropriation	$88,445,000.00	[27th of 49]
Current Monthly Enrollment, June 2004	382,777	[30th of 51]
Current Monthly SCHIP Enrollment, Dec 2004	38,189	[24th of 49]
Death Rate per 100,000	795.7	[36th of 51]
Deaths Among Persons with AIDS	4,535	[23rd of 51]
Deaths due to HIV	105	[26th of 51]
Diabetes	4.3%	[51st of 52]
Diabetes Death Rate per 100,000	17.9	[48th of 51]
Diabetes per 100 Adults	4.9	[48th of 51]
Disability prevalence	18.1%	[32nd of 54]
Duals Spending as a % of Medicaid	43 %	[19th of 51]
Emergency Room Visits	304	[47th of 51]
Expenses per Inpatient Day	$1,551.00	[15th of 51]
Fire death rate	5.3	[49th of 51]
Flu shot	78.8%	[1st of 52]
Fruits and vegetables consumption	24.2%	[17th of 54]
Gonorrhea Cases	2,854	[29th of 50]
Gonorrhea Rate	63.3	[35th of 50]
Growth in Medicaid Spending, FY1991-01	13 %	[10th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries	5	[10th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries (per capita)	1.072 per 1 million people	[4th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number	380	[13th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number (per capita)	0.815 per 10,000 people	[6th of 51]
HCBS Aged & Aged/Disabled	15,157	[12th of 50]
Health Care as a % of Total Employment	6.3 %	[48th of 51]
Health Index	1.61	[27th of 50]
Health Spending as % Gross State Product	1.8 %	[49th of 50]
Heart Disease Death Rate per 100,000	180.3	[49th of 51]
High blood pressure	19.8%	[53rd of 54]
High cholesterol	31.9%	[35th of 54]
HIV Death Rate	2.3	[28th of 42]
HIV Testing Rate > Ever Tested	49.2 %	[14th of 51]
HIV Testing Rate > Past 12 Months	28.3 %	[22nd of 51]
HMO Enrollment Growth	-3.7 %	[21st of 49]
HMO Penetration Rate	25.9	[13th of 49]
Home Health Services	64	[31st of 51]
HOPWA Funding	$2,279,036.00	[27th of 51]
Hospice Services	50	[27th of 51]
Hospital Outpatient Services	728	[15th of 51]
HPV vaccine > Opt Out Policy	Yes
HPV vaccine > Proposal Bill would require 12-year-old girls to be vaccinated to attend school. Allows parents to opt their daughters out.
HPV vaccine > Status	Pending
Illicit Drug Use	11.1%	[4th of 51]
Illicit Drug Use other than Marijuana	4.65%	[1st of 51]
Income Eligibility --Separate SCHIP Program	200 %	[21st of 30]
Infant Death Rate	6	[38th of 51]
Influenza Vaccines	73.3 %	[10th of 51]
Inpatient Census	788	[24th of 50]
Inpatient Days	495	[44th of 51]
Limited Activity Days per Month	1.7	[43rd of 50]
Low-Income Subsidy Eligible Medicare PDPs	11	[44th of 51]
MA Total Enrollment	136,389	[9th of 51]
Mammogram Rate for Women 50-69 years	82 %	[24th of 51]
Mammogram testing	71.2%	[38th of 52]
Marijuana Use in the Past Month	7.33%	[12th of 51]
Marijuana Use in the Past Year	13.32%	[7th of 51]
MC Enrollment as a % of Medicaid Enrollment	97.1 %	[3rd of 51]
Medicaid Managed Care Capitation Rates	$135.00	[28th of 36]
Medicaid Payments per Enrollee, FY2002	$4,653.00	[17th of 49]
Medicare as % of Health Care Spending	16.5 %	[45th of 51]
Medicare Beneficiaries Below 150% FPL	22 %	[33rd of 48]
Medicare Enrollment as a % of Total Pop	11 %	[49th of 51]
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita	$64.00	[31st of 51]
Motor Vehicle Death Rate	1.4	[34th of 50]
Needing Treatment for Alcohol Use	8.96%	[9th of 51]
Needing Treatment for Drug Use	3.1%	[4th of 51]
New AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	338	[26th of 51]
New AIDS Cases All Ages	338	[26th of 51]
New AIDS Cases Pediatric	0	[50th of 51]
No. of MA Contract Withdrawals	0	[36th of 49]
Non-medical Use of Pain Relievers	6.24%	[2nd of 51]
Nonfederal Physicians per 100,000 Population	268	[18th of 51]
Nonfederal Primary Care Physicians	41 %	[25th of 51]
Number of Abortions	4,633	[30th of 43]
Number of Births	69,339	[22nd of 51]
Number of Births of Low Birthweight	6,224	[18th of 51]
Number of HMOs	11	[13th of 50]
Number of Infant Deaths	409	[25th of 51]
Number of Inpatient Beds	698	[26th of 50]
Number of MA Contracts	6	[16th of 51]
Number of Medicare PDPs	43	[23rd of 51]
Number of Nursing Home Residents	15,139	[30th of 51]
Number of Nursing Homes	206	[30th of 51]
Number of Special Care Beds	2,438	[14th of 51]
Nursing Home Occupancy Rates	82 %	[38th of 51]
Nursing Home Residents as % of 65+ Pop	3.4 %	[33rd of 51]
Obesity > Obese adults > %	17.6%	[51st of 51]
Obesity > Overweight adults > %	54.2%	[51st of 51]
Obesity > Overweight children > %	9.9%	[49th of 51]
Obesity Rate	14 %	[51st of 51]
Occupational Fatality Rate	5.8	[17th of 51]
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth	18%	[37th of 52]
Oral health > Visits to the dentist	72.2%	[18th of 52]
Organizations Offering Medicare PDPs	17	[23rd of 51]
Outpatient Visits	1,536	[41st of 51]
Overall Child Health Status	86.6%	[27th of 51]
Overweight and Obesity Rate	51.5 %	[48th of 51]
Pap Smear Rate	88 %	[12th of 50]
Percent of Firms Offering Coverage	52.6 %	[35th of 51]
Percent of Women who had Dental Visit	71.2 %	[29th of 51]
Percent of Women with Arthritis	33.9 %	[43rd of 51]
Percent of Women with High Blood Pressure	21.4 %	[50th of 51]
Percent Who Are Immunized	77 %	[45th of 51]
Percent with some health care coverage	84.2%	[31st of 52]
Perception of Alcohol Consumption Risk	36.35%	[39th of 51]
Perception of Cigarette Smoking Risk	72.1%	[23rd of 51]
Perception of Marijuana Smoking Risk	31.15%	[47th of 51]
Persons Living with AIDS All Ages	3,741	[23rd of 51]
Persons with AIDS Adult/Adolescent	3,738	[23rd of 51]
Persons with AIDS Pediatric	3	[39th of 51]
Physical exercise	81.2%	[8th of 52]
Physician and Supplier Services	987	[16th of 51]
Physician Assistants per 10,000 Population	3	[5th of 51]
Pneumococcal Vaccines	68.1 %	[5th of 51]
Prenatal Care	79.3 %	[42nd of 49]
Preterm Births as a % of Births	12.1 %	[28th of 51]
Prevalence of Asthma	8.7 %	[17th of 51]
Prevalence of Poor Mental Health	33.7 %	[27th of 50]
Prostate cancer testing	49.9%	[32nd of 52]
Ratio of Abortions to Live Births	69	[41st of 42]
Registered Nurses per 10,000 Population	65	[42nd of 51]
Resident population with serious mental illness	181,193	[23rd of 52]
Resident population with serious mental illness (per capita)	0.388 per 10 people	[42nd of 52]
Retail Rx Drugs Per Capita	8	[48th of 51]
Rx Spending as a % of Duals Spending	14 %	[27th of 51]
Serious Psychological Distress	10.13%	[17th of 51]
Short-Stay Hospitals	306	[39th of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions	63	[27th of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Days of Care	1,372	[35th of 51]
Smokeless tobacco users	19.7%	[13th of 18]
SSDI Beneficiaries as % of Population	2.5 %	[48th of 51]
SSI Beneficiaries as % of Population	1.2 %	[48th of 51]
Stroke Death Rate per 100,000	54.8	[32nd of 51]
Suicides	728	[16th of 51]
Suicides (per capita)	0.156 per 1,000 people	[7th of 51]
Syphilis Cases	144	[31st of 50]
Syphilis Rate	3.2	[36th of 50]
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000	43.9	[18th of 51]
Teen Death Rate	58	[17th of 50]
Tobacco use > Everyday smokers	13.8%	[40th of 52]
Tobacco use > Former smokers	24.3%	[20th of 52]
Tobacco use > Occasional smokers	6.1%	[13th of 52]
Tobacco use > Total current smokers	20%	[36th of 52]
Total ADAP Budget	$9,640,532.00	[22nd of 51]
Total ADAP Clients	667	[24th of 51]
Total ADAP Prescriptions Filled	1,974	[26th of 50]
Total Dentists	2,980	[19th of 51]
Total Dentists (per capita)	0.639 per 1,000 people	[11th of 51]
Total Dual Eligible Enrollment in MC	60,350	[10th of 29]
Total Dual Eligible Medicaid Spending	$1,155.00	[27th of 51]
Total FQHC Encounters or Visits	1,581,401	[8th of 51]
Total FQHCs	15	[24th of 51]
Total FQHCs Service Delivery Sites	125	[14th of 51]
Total HCBS Waivers	9	[5th of 50]
Total Health Care Employment	133,340	[27th of 51]
Total Health Care Employment (per capita)	0.286 per 10 people	[45th of 51]
Total Health Clinics	35	[33rd of 51]
Total Health Clinics (per capita)	7.502 per 1 million people	[34th of 51]
Total HMO Enrollment	1,190,330	[17th of 53]
Total HMO Enrollment (per capita)	25.515 per 100 people	[15th of 53]
Total Hospitals	68	[29th of 51]
Total Hospitals (per capita)	0.146 per 10,000 people	[34th of 51]
Total Medicaid Births	21,159	[24th of 49]
Total Medicaid Births (per capita)	0.454 per 100 people	[29th of 49]
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2002	438,600	[31st of 49]
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2002 (per capita)	0.094 per capita	[47th of 49]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004	$2,662,082,595.00	[28th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per $ GDP)	$0.13 per $10 of GDP	[49th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per capita)	$570.63 per capita	[48th of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries	505,578	[29th of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries (per capita)	0.108 per capita	[48th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments	$2,698.00	[27th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per $ GDP)	$1.35 per $100 million of GDP	[42nd of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per capita)	$0.58 per 1,000 people	[38th of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians	12,343	[23rd of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians (per capita)	0.265 per 100 people	[19th of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs	392,369	[9th of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs (per capita)	0.841 per 10 people	[7th of 51]
Total Personal Health Spending, FY2000	$15,927.00	[26th of 51]
Total Physician Assistants	1,181	[13th of 51]
Total Registered Nurses	29,210	[26th of 51]
Total Retail Rx Drugs	37,035,985	[31st of 51]
Total Sales for Retail Rx Drugs	$1,989,562,412.00	[29th of 51]
Total SSDI Beneficiaries	72,819	[31st of 51]
Total SSI Beneficiaries	54,054	[31st of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health	$282,614,825.00	[25th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per $ GDP)	$0.14 per $100 of GDP	[37th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per capita)	$60.58 per capita	[32nd of 51]
Total State Health Care Spending	$3,303.00	[30th of 50]
Total State Health Care Spending (per $ GDP)	$0.17 per $10 million of GDP	[50th of 50]
Total State Health Care Spending (per capita)	$0.07 per 100 people	[48th of 50]
Total Tobacco Funds	$572,927,000.00	[28th of 50]
Twin Births Ratio	31.6	[22nd of 51]

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