StateMaster - District of Columbia Health statistics

% of Nursing Homes w/ Serious Deficiencies	47.1%	[2nd of 51]
% of Nursing Homes with No Deficiencies	0 %	[51st of 51]
% of PDPs with a $0 Deductible	55 %	[46th of 51]
% of PDPs with a $250 Deductible	38 %	[10th of 51]
% Point Change in ESI	-3.5 %	[22nd of 51]
% Point Change in Individual Insurance	1	[17th of 51]
% Point Change in Medicaid	5.7	[1st of 19]
% Point Change in Uninsured	-2.4	[38th of 51]
Abortion Rate	37	[1st of 47]
Abortions by Out-of-State Residents	56%	[1st of 44]
ADAP Financial Eligibility Criteria	400	[12th of 52]
ADAP Total Drug Expenditures	$826,434.00	[19th of 51]
Admissions	242	[1st of 51]
Adult physical disabilities	5.9%	[28th of 54]
Aged SSI	2,157	[42nd of 51]
Aged SSI as % of Population Ages 65+	3.2 %	[13th of 51]
AIDS Case Rate All Ages	179.2	[1st of 51]
Alcohol Abuse or Dependence	9.62%	[6th of 51]
Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers	16.6%	[16th of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers	61.4%	[10th of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Heavy drinkers	7%	[3rd of 52]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities	18	[51st of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities (per capita)	0.327 per 10,000 people	[47th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities, as a percentage	41%	[15th of 51]
Alcohol Use in the Past Month	56.13%	[12th of 51]
Asthma > Adult cases	15.3%	[6th of 52]
Attempts to Quit Smoking	61.8 %	[1st of 50]
Autism > Cumulative Growth in Autism Cases	804%	[36th of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism	215	[51st of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism (per capita)	3.905 per 10,000 people	[37th of 56]
Average Monthly MA Payment Rates (Weighted)	$779.00	[7th of 48]
Avg # of Nursing Home Deficiencies	12.8	[1st of 51]
Avg. Annual % Growth, FY1980-2000	6.2 %	[51st of 51]
Baseline Dual Eligible Enrollment	15,621	[44th of 51]
Baseline FFS Drug Payments for Duals	$35,329,505.00	[46th of 51]
Beds	6.05	[1st of 51]
Birth Rate per 1,000	13.5	[29th of 51]
Births of Low Birthweight as a % of Births	10.9 %	[2nd of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI	18,236	[42nd of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI as % of Population	3.3 %	[4th of 51]
C-Section births	26.5%	[20th of 51]
Cancer Death Rate per 100,000	230.8	[1st of 51]
Cancer Incidence per 100,000	503.3	[6th of 44]
CARE Act Total Funding	$53,623,991.00	[10th of 51]
Change in % of Preterm Births, '90-'03	-28 %	[51st of 51]
Change in Medicaid Enrollment, 2003-04	7.8 %	[8th of 51]
Change in Number of Children with Individual Insurance	1,248	[25th of 51]
Change in Number of Uninsured Children	-2,638	[19th of 34]
Change in Number Uninsured	-5,320	[45th of 51]
Change in Number with ESI	-3,053	[10th of 51]
Change in Number with Medicaid	7,724	[14th of 21]
Change in SCHIP Enrollment, 2003-04	17.7 %	[8th of 49]
Change in Teen Birth Rate, '91-'03	-45 %	[48th of 51]
Cholesterol Screening Rate	16.9 %	[50th of 51]
Cigarette Use in the Past Month	25.91%	[28th of 51]
Cocaine Use	2.91%	[5th of 51]
Colonoscopy testing	63.1%	[3rd of 52]
Colorectal Cancer Screening	37.7%	[3rd of 52]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	16,079	[11th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages	16,259	[11th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages (per capita)	29.534 per 1,000 people	[1st of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Pediatric	180	[11th of 51]
Current Monthly Enrollment, June 2004	135,080	[44th of 51]
Current Monthly SCHIP Enrollment, Dec 2004	4,379	[45th of 49]
Death Rate per 100,000	1,027.4	[2nd of 51]
Deaths Among Persons with AIDS	7,627	[14th of 51]
Deaths due to HIV	233	[17th of 51]
Diabetes	8.2%	[8th of 52]
Diabetes Death Rate per 100,000	33.9	[3rd of 51]
Diabetes per 100 Adults	8.3	[4th of 51]
Disability prevalence	16.2%	[48th of 54]
Duals Spending as a % of Medicaid	27 %	[45th of 51]
Emergency Room Visits	645	[1st of 51]
Expenses per Inpatient Day	$1,824.00	[4th of 51]
Fire death rate	14.1	[19th of 51]
Flu shot	54.8%	[50th of 52]
Fruits and vegetables consumption	29.6%	[4th of 54]
Growth in Medicaid Spending, FY1991-01	8 %	[48th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries	0	[44th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries (per capita)	0 per 1 million people	[37th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number	9	[49th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number (per capita)	0.163 per 10,000 people	[48th of 51]
HCBS Aged & Aged/Disabled	193	[50th of 50]
Health Care as a % of Total Employment	5.9 %	[50th of 51]
Heart Disease Death Rate per 100,000	293.5	[3rd of 51]
High blood pressure	25.2%	[24th of 54]
High cholesterol	29.2%	[49th of 54]
HIV Death Rate	40.8	[1st of 42]
HIV Testing Rate > Ever Tested	65.3 %	[1st of 51]
HIV Testing Rate > Past 12 Months	37 %	[1st of 51]
Home Health Services	70	[23rd of 51]
HOPWA Funding	$11,802,000.00	[5th of 51]
Hospice Services	49	[29th of 51]
Hospital Outpatient Services	655	[36th of 51]
HPV vaccine > Opt Out Policy	Yes
HPV vaccine > Proposal Bill would require girls to be vaccinated before they turn 13 to attend school. Allows parents to opt their daughters out.
HPV vaccine > Status	Pending
Illicit Drug Use	11.6%	[2nd of 51]
Illicit Drug Use other than Marijuana	3.35%	[37th of 51]
Infant Death Rate	11.3	[1st of 51]
Influenza Vaccines	58.7 %	[49th of 51]
Inpatient Census	656	[26th of 50]
Inpatient Days	1,623	[1st of 51]
Limited Activity Days per Month	2.2	[16th of 50]
Low-Income Subsidy Eligible Medicare PDPs	13	[40th of 51]
MA Total Enrollment	4,812	[37th of 51]
Mammogram Rate for Women 50-69 years	87 %	[5th of 51]
Mammogram testing	80.8%	[6th of 52]
Marijuana Use in the Past Month	7.41%	[11th of 51]
Marijuana Use in the Past Year	13.81%	[6th of 51]
MC Enrollment as a % of Medicaid Enrollment	64.2 %	[28th of 51]
Medicaid Managed Care Capitation Rates	$193.00	[3rd of 36]
Medicare as % of Health Care Spending	16.9 %	[39th of 51]
Medicare Enrollment as a % of Total Pop	13 %	[39th of 51]
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita	$398.00	[1st of 51]
Needing Treatment for Alcohol Use	9.2%	[4th of 51]
Needing Treatment for Drug Use	2.83%	[17th of 51]
New AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	990	[12th of 51]
New AIDS Cases All Ages	992	[12th of 51]
New AIDS Cases Pediatric	2	[11th of 51]
No. of MA Contract Withdrawals	0	[42nd of 49]
Non-medical Use of Pain Relievers	3.07%	[51st of 51]
Nonfederal Physicians per 100,000 Population	752	[1st of 51]
Nonfederal Primary Care Physicians	36 %	[50th of 51]
Number of Abortions	5,385	[28th of 43]
Number of Births	7,619	[49th of 51]
Number of Births of Low Birthweight	833	[45th of 51]
Number of Infant Deaths	85	[43rd of 51]
Number of Inpatient Beds	813	[24th of 50]
Number of MA Contracts	2	[38th of 51]
Number of Medicare PDPs	47	[5th of 51]
Number of Nursing Home Residents	2,212	[49th of 51]
Number of Nursing Homes	17	[50th of 51]
Number of Special Care Beds	21	[51st of 51]
Nursing Home Occupancy Rates	91.9 %	[11th of 51]
Nursing Home Residents as % of 65+ Pop	3.3 %	[35th of 51]
Obesity > Obese adults > %	22.2%	[41st of 51]
Obesity > Overweight adults > %	55%	[49th of 51]
Obesity > Overweight children > %	22.8%	[1st of 51]
Obesity Rate	20 %	[27th of 51]
Occupational Fatality Rate	1.3	[51st of 51]
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth	19.3%	[32nd of 52]
Oral health > Visits to the dentist	72.1%	[20th of 52]
Organizations Offering Medicare PDPs	19	[8th of 51]
Outpatient Visits	2,848	[8th of 51]
Overall Child Health Status	82.6%	[43rd of 51]
Overweight and Obesity Rate	50.2 %	[51st of 51]
Pap Smear Rate	88 %	[7th of 50]
Percent of Firms Offering Coverage	79.3 %	[2nd of 51]
Percent of Women who had Dental Visit	76.5 %	[11th of 51]
Percent of Women with Arthritis	33.5 %	[45th of 51]
Percent of Women with High Blood Pressure	31.1 %	[4th of 51]
Percent Who Are Immunized	83 %	[20th of 51]
Percent with some health care coverage	89%	[8th of 52]
Perception of Alcohol Consumption Risk	44.62%	[10th of 51]
Perception of Cigarette Smoking Risk	76.51%	[2nd of 51]
Perception of Marijuana Smoking Risk	33.57%	[43rd of 51]
Persons Living with AIDS All Ages	9,036	[10th of 51]
Persons with AIDS Adult/Adolescent	8,993	[10th of 51]
Persons with AIDS Pediatric	43	[11th of 51]
Physical exercise	77.7%	[25th of 52]
Physician and Supplier Services	907	[50th of 51]
Physician Assistants per 10,000 Population	3	[8th of 51]
Pneumococcal Vaccines	48 %	[51st of 51]
Prenatal Care	76.1 %	[47th of 49]
Preterm Births as a % of Births	14.8 %	[4th of 51]
Prevalence of Asthma	9.2 %	[10th of 51]
Prevalence of Poor Mental Health	33.3 %	[32nd of 50]
Prostate cancer testing	57.8%	[4th of 52]
Ratio of Abortions to Live Births	706	[1st of 42]
Registered Nurses per 10,000 Population	142	[1st of 51]
Resident population with serious mental illness	24,774	[50th of 52]
Resident population with serious mental illness (per capita)	0.45 per 10 people	[1st of 52]
Retail Rx Drugs Per Capita	9.4	[38th of 51]
Rx Spending as a % of Duals Spending	10 %	[48th of 51]
Serious Psychological Distress	9.75%	[26th of 51]
Short-Stay Hospitals	389	[14th of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions	66	[23rd of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Days of Care	1,749	[12th of 51]
SSDI Beneficiaries as % of Population	2.7 %	[45th of 51]
SSI Beneficiaries as % of Population	3.7 %	[4th of 51]
Stroke Death Rate per 100,000	49.1	[43rd of 51]
Suicides	36	[51st of 51]
Suicides (per capita)	0.065 per 1,000 people	[50th of 51]
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000	60.3	[5th of 51]
Tobacco use > Everyday smokers	12.5%	[48th of 52]
Tobacco use > Former smokers	19.1%	[49th of 52]
Tobacco use > Occasional smokers	8.3%	[2nd of 52]
Tobacco use > Total current smokers	20.8%	[27th of 52]
Total ADAP Budget	$13,842,594.00	[17th of 51]
Total ADAP Clients	809	[22nd of 51]
Total ADAP Prescriptions Filled	3,346	[21st of 50]
Total Dentists	575	[43rd of 51]
Total Dentists (per capita)	1.044 per 1,000 people	[1st of 51]
Total Dual Eligible Medicaid Spending	$305.00	[42nd of 51]
Total Enrollment in Medicaid	25,897	[16th of 36]
Total FQHC Encounters or Visits	274,165	[40th of 51]
Total FQHCs	2	[50th of 51]
Total FQHCs Service Delivery Sites	36	[42nd of 51]
Total HCBS Waivers	3	[45th of 50]
Total Health Care Employment	35,290	[43rd of 51]
Total Health Care Employment (per capita)	0.641 per 10 people	[1st of 51]
Total Health Clinics	0	[50th of 51]
Total Health Clinics (per capita)	0 per 1 million people	[47th of 51]
Total HMO Enrollment	916,188	[20th of 53]
Total HMO Enrollment (per capita)	166.422 per 100 people	[1st of 53]
Total Hospitals	10	[50th of 51]
Total Hospitals (per capita)	0.182 per 10,000 people	[26th of 51]
Total Medicaid Births	6,372	[38th of 49]
Total Medicaid Births (per capita)	1.157 per 100 people	[1st of 49]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004	$1,133,071,444.00	[41st of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per $ GDP)	$0.15 per $10 of GDP	[47th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per capita)	$2,058.18 per capita	[2nd of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries	73,305	[49th of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries (per capita)	0.133 per capita	[37th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments	$792.00	[41st of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per $ GDP)	$1.05 per $100 million of GDP	[49th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per capita)	$1.44 per 1,000 people	[1st of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians	4,160	[39th of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians (per capita)	0.756 per 100 people	[1st of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs	60,798	[42nd of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs (per capita)	1.104 per 10 people	[2nd of 51]
Total Personal Health Spending, FY2000	$4,618.00	[43rd of 51]
Total Physician Assistants	190	[44th of 51]
Total Registered Nurses	8,070	[44th of 51]
Total Retail Rx Drugs	5,227,213	[49th of 51]
Total Sales for Retail Rx Drugs	$383,748,007.00	[48th of 51]
Total Spending on Medicaid	$245,721.00	[9th of 36]
Total SSDI Beneficiaries	10,407	[49th of 51]
Total SSI Beneficiaries	20,393	[42nd of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health	$226,558,837.00	[28th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per $ GDP)	$0.30 per $100 of GDP	[8th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per capita)	$411.54 per capita	[1st of 51]
Twin Births Ratio	29.7	[35th of 51]

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