StateMaster - Louisianan Health statistics

% of Nursing Homes w/ Serious Deficiencies	13.4%	[34th of 51]
% of Nursing Homes with No Deficiencies	8.9 %	[23rd of 51]
% of PDPs with a $0 Deductible	62 %	[8th of 51]
% of PDPs with a $250 Deductible	31 %	[42nd of 51]
% Point Change in ESI	-6.5 %	[34th of 51]
% Point Change in Individual Insurance	1.2	[12th of 51]
% Point Change in Uninsured	-7.2	[51st of 51]
Abortion Rate	11	[30th of 47]
ADAP Financial Eligibility Criteria	200	[40th of 52]
ADAP Insurance Purchasing/Maintenance Funds	$300,000.00	[17th of 26]
ADAP Total Drug Expenditures	$1,154,466.00	[14th of 51]
Admissions	154	[4th of 51]
Adult physical disabilities	6.4%	[19th of 54]
Aged SSI	20,713	[13th of 51]
Aged SSI as % of Population Ages 65+	4 %	[7th of 51]
AIDS Case Rate All Ages	22.4	[5th of 51]
Alcohol Abuse or Dependence	7.89%	[24th of 51]
Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers	14.2%	[32nd of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers	45%	[42nd of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Heavy drinkers	4.5%	[35th of 52]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities	414	[16th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities (per capita)	0.915 per 10,000 people	[9th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities, as a percentage	46%	[2nd of 51]
Alcohol Use in the Past Month	46.09%	[40th of 51]
Alligator Attacks	2	[6th of 10]
Alligator Attacks (per capita)	0.442 per 1 million people	[6th of 10]
Annual Reported HIV Cases All Ages	902	[9th of 39]
Asthma > Adult cases	11.7%	[46th of 52]
Attempts to Quit Smoking	59.8 %	[5th of 50]
Autism > Cumulative Growth in Autism Cases	258%	[52nd of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism	1,924	[24th of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism (per capita)	4.253 per 10,000 people	[33rd of 56]
Average Monthly MA Payment Rates (Weighted)	$856.00	[1st of 48]
Avg # of Nursing Home Deficiencies	8.6	[19th of 51]
Avg. Annual % Growth, FY1980-2000	8.3 %	[36th of 51]
Baseline Dual Eligible Enrollment	96,618	[19th of 51]
Baseline FFS Drug Payments for Duals	$300,033,140.00	[19th of 51]
Beds	3.97	[8th of 51]
Birth Rate per 1,000	14.5	[15th of 51]
Births Financed by Medicaid As Percent of State Births	56.2%	[1st of 48]
Births of Low Birthweight as a % of Births	10.7 %	[3rd of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI	147,087	[12th of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI as % of Population	3.3 %	[5th of 51]
C-Section births	30.4%	[3rd of 51]
Cancer Death Rate per 100,000	222.8	[3rd of 51]
Cancer Incidence per 100,000	484.7	[12th of 44]
CARE Act Total Funding	$38,596,871.00	[12th of 51]
Change in % of Preterm Births, '90-'03	12 %	[42nd of 51]
Change in Medicaid Enrollment, 2003-04	7.1 %	[10th of 51]
Change in Number of Children with Individual Insurance	11,614	[16th of 51]
Change in Number Uninsured	-31,349	[49th of 51]
Change in Number with ESI	-124,674	[42nd of 51]
Change in SCHIP Enrollment, 2003-04	11.9 %	[14th of 49]
Change in Teen Birth Rate, '91-'03	-26 %	[13th of 51]
Child Death Rate	33	[4th of 50]
Chlamydia Cases	20,970	[11th of 50]
Chlamydia Rate	467.8	[2nd of 50]
Cholesterol Screening Rate	25.8 %	[22nd of 51]
Cigarette Use in the Past Month	28.61%	[8th of 51]
Cocaine Use	2.47%	[21st of 51]
Colonoscopy testing	44.8%	[50th of 52]
Colorectal Cancer Screening	29.4%	[19th of 52]
Cum. Rptd. HIV Cases Adult/Adolescent	7,912	[7th of 36]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	15,934	[12th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages	16,066	[12th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages (per capita)	3.552 per 1,000 people	[9th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Pediatric	132	[15th of 51]
Cumulative Reported HIV Cases All Ages	8,049	[7th of 40]
Cumulative Reported HIV Cases Pediatric	137	[5th of 39]
Current Annual Appropriation	$136,731,000.00	[20th of 49]
Current Monthly Enrollment, June 2004	945,087	[12th of 51]
Current Monthly SCHIP Enrollment, Dec 2004	106,091	[10th of 49]
Death Rate per 100,000	1,001.1	[3rd of 51]
Deaths Among Persons with AIDS	8,915	[11th of 51]
Deaths due to HIV	364	[11th of 51]
Diabetes	8.2%	[9th of 52]
Diabetes Death Rate per 100,000	42.1	[1st of 51]
Diabetes per 100 Adults	7.4	[10th of 51]
Disability prevalence	16.7%	[46th of 54]
Duals Spending as a % of Medicaid	36 %	[33rd of 51]
Emergency Room Visits	556	[3rd of 51]
Expenses per Inpatient Day	$1,177.00	[36th of 51]
Fire death rate	24.4	[2nd of 51]
Flu shot	68.6%	[23rd of 52]
Fruits and vegetables consumption	16.4%	[52nd of 54]
Gonorrhea Cases	11,850	[11th of 50]
Gonorrhea Rate	264.4	[1st of 50]
Growth in Medicaid Spending, FY1991-01	11 %	[30th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries	7	[8th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries (per capita)	1.547 per 1 million people	[2nd of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number	243	[21st of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number (per capita)	0.537 per 10,000 people	[15th of 51]
HCBS Aged & Aged/Disabled	1,058	[45th of 50]
Health Care as a % of Total Employment	8.8 %	[9th of 51]
Health Index	-20.95	[50th of 50]
Health Spending as % Gross State Product	4.4 %	[7th of 50]
Heart Disease Death Rate per 100,000	269.6	[11th of 51]
High blood pressure	29%	[8th of 54]
High cholesterol	30.8%	[43rd of 54]
HIV Death Rate	8.4	[8th of 42]
HIV Testing Rate > Ever Tested	47.4 %	[21st of 51]
HIV Testing Rate > Past 12 Months	35.5 %	[3rd of 51]
HMO Enrollment Growth	-13.9 %	[33rd of 49]
HMO Penetration Rate	10.1	[32nd of 49]
Home Health Services	102	[2nd of 51]
HOPWA Funding	$6,285,139.00	[11th of 51]
Hospice Services	56	[16th of 51]
Hospital Outpatient Services	720	[20th of 51]
Illicit Drug Use	8.1%	[26th of 51]
Illicit Drug Use other than Marijuana	3.9%	[13th of 51]
Infant Death Rate	10.3	[2nd of 51]
Influenza Vaccines	57.3 %	[50th of 51]
Inpatient Census	881	[22nd of 50]
Inpatient Days	862	[9th of 51]
Limited Activity Days per Month	2.3	[13th of 50]
Low-Income Subsidy Eligible Medicare PDPs	25	[18th of 51]
MA Total Enrollment	73,931	[18th of 51]
Mammogram Rate for Women 50-69 years	80 %	[33rd of 51]
Mammogram testing	74.2%	[28th of 52]
Marijuana Use in the Past Month	5.25%	[41st of 51]
Marijuana Use in the Past Year	8.93%	[46th of 51]
MC Enrollment as a % of Medicaid Enrollment	78.8 %	[14th of 51]
Medicaid Payments per Enrollee, FY2002	$3,204.00	[39th of 49]
Medicare as % of Health Care Spending	26.3 %	[2nd of 51]
Medicare Beneficiaries Below 150% FPL	31 %	[6th of 48]
Medicare Enrollment as a % of Total Pop	14 %	[31st of 51]
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita	$45.00	[44th of 51]
Motor Vehicle Death Rate	2.1	[6th of 50]
Needing Treatment for Alcohol Use	7.54%	[24th of 51]
Needing Treatment for Drug Use	3.12%	[3rd of 51]
New AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	1,009	[11th of 51]
New AIDS Cases All Ages	1,010	[11th of 51]
New AIDS Cases Pediatric	1	[19th of 51]
No. of MA Contract Withdrawals	0	[16th of 49]
Non-medical Use of Pain Relievers	5.16%	[23rd of 51]
Nonfederal Physicians per 100,000 Population	262	[24th of 51]
Nonfederal Primary Care Physicians	38 %	[47th of 51]
Number of Abortions	10,932	[20th of 43]
Number of Births	65,040	[23rd of 51]
Number of Births of Low Birthweight	6,944	[14th of 51]
Number of HMOs	7	[24th of 50]
Number of Infant Deaths	668	[13th of 51]
Number of Inpatient Beds	1,158	[20th of 50]
Number of MA Contracts	7	[12th of 51]
Number of Medicare PDPs	39	[47th of 51]
Number of Nursing Home Residents	26,930	[19th of 51]
Number of Nursing Homes	292	[21st of 51]
Number of Special Care Beds	1,651	[21st of 51]
Nursing Home Occupancy Rates	76.7 %	[44th of 51]
Nursing Home Residents as % of 65+ Pop	5.1 %	[9th of 51]
Obesity > Obese adults > %	28.2%	[4th of 51]
Obesity > Overweight adults > %	63.4%	[10th of 51]
Obesity > Overweight children > %	17.2%	[9th of 51]
Obesity Rate	23 %	[8th of 51]
Occupational Fatality Rate	5.6	[19th of 51]
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth	31.3%	[5th of 52]
Oral health > Visits to the dentist	68.2%	[37th of 52]
Organizations Offering Medicare PDPs	16	[44th of 51]
Outpatient Visits	2,409	[16th of 51]
Overall Child Health Status	82.2%	[44th of 51]
Overweight and Obesity Rate	58.4 %	[14th of 51]
Pap Smear Rate	85 %	[29th of 50]
Percent of Firms Offering Coverage	50 %	[40th of 51]
Percent of Women who had Dental Visit	68.8 %	[39th of 51]
Percent of Women with Arthritis	37.1 %	[28th of 51]
Percent of Women with High Blood Pressure	29.7 %	[7th of 51]
Percent Who Are Immunized	75 %	[46th of 51]
Percent with some health care coverage	77.2%	[50th of 52]
Perception of Alcohol Consumption Risk	41.31%	[21st of 51]
Perception of Cigarette Smoking Risk	71.31%	[30th of 51]
Perception of Marijuana Smoking Risk	45.66%	[4th of 51]
Persons Living with AIDS All Ages	7,472	[13th of 51]
Persons with AIDS Adult/Adolescent	7,440	[13th of 51]
Persons with AIDS Pediatric	32	[14th of 51]
Physical exercise	70.2%	[49th of 52]
Physician and Supplier Services	972	[34th of 51]
Physician Assistants per 10,000 Population	1	[45th of 51]
Pneumococcal Vaccines	56.3 %	[50th of 51]
Prenatal Care	84.1 %	[26th of 49]
Preterm Births as a % of Births	15.6 %	[3rd of 51]
Prevalence of Asthma	9.6 %	[5th of 51]
Prevalence of Poor Mental Health	24.5 %	[50th of 50]
Prostate cancer testing	53.1%	[17th of 52]
Ratio of Abortions to Live Births	167	[27th of 42]
Registered Nurses per 10,000 Population	82	[25th of 51]
Resident population with serious mental illness	178,036	[24th of 52]
Resident population with serious mental illness (per capita)	0.394 per 10 people	[33rd of 52]
Retail Rx Drugs Per Capita	13.5	[9th of 51]
Rx Spending as a % of Duals Spending	18 %	[12th of 51]
Serious Psychological Distress	9.83%	[23rd of 51]
Short-Stay Hospitals	466	[1st of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions	59	[33rd of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Days of Care	1,363	[37th of 51]
Smokeless tobacco users	22%	[10th of 18]
SSDI Beneficiaries as % of Population	4.5 %	[11th of 51]
SSI Beneficiaries as % of Population	3.7 %	[5th of 51]
Stroke Death Rate per 100,000	63	[12th of 51]
Suicides	461	[27th of 51]
Suicides (per capita)	0.102 per 1,000 people	[38th of 51]
Syphilis Cases	1,576	[6th of 50]
Syphilis Rate	35.2	[1st of 50]
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000	56	[7th of 51]
Teen Death Rate	71	[5th of 50]
Tobacco use > Everyday smokers	16.9%	[17th of 52]
Tobacco use > Former smokers	19.9%	[47th of 52]
Tobacco use > Occasional smokers	6.6%	[7th of 52]
Tobacco use > Total current smokers	23.5%	[14th of 52]
Total ADAP Budget	$15,883,405.00	[13th of 51]
Total ADAP Clients	1,654	[13th of 51]
Total ADAP Prescriptions Filled	4,135	[19th of 50]
Total Dentists	2,040	[25th of 51]
Total Dentists (per capita)	0.451 per 1,000 people	[43rd of 51]
Total Dual Eligible Medicaid Spending	$1,456.00	[23rd of 51]
Total Enrollment in Medicaid	8,197	[29th of 36]
Total FQHC Encounters or Visits	332,244	[35th of 51]
Total FQHCs	17	[20th of 51]
Total FQHCs Service Delivery Sites	44	[38th of 51]
Total HCBS Waivers	5	[23rd of 50]
Total Health Care Employment	164,680	[21st of 51]
Total Health Care Employment (per capita)	0.364 per 10 people	[19th of 51]
Total Health Clinics	56	[22nd of 51]
Total Health Clinics (per capita)	12.379 per 1 million people	[25th of 51]
Total HMO Enrollment	456,518	[30th of 53]
Total HMO Enrollment (per capita)	10.092 per 100 people	[35th of 53]
Total Hospitals	127	[12th of 51]
Total Hospitals (per capita)	0.281 per 10,000 people	[13th of 51]
Total Medicaid Births	36,659	[12th of 49]
Total Medicaid Births (per capita)	0.81 per 100 people	[2nd of 49]
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2002	990,100	[16th of 49]
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2002 (per capita)	0.219 per capita	[6th of 49]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004	$5,130,539,816.00	[17th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per $ GDP)	$0.34 per $10 of GDP	[8th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per capita)	$1,134.17 per capita	[13th of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries	627,207	[24th of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries (per capita)	0.139 per capita	[34th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments	$4,903.00	[14th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per $ GDP)	$3.23 per $100 million of GDP	[4th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per capita)	$1.08 per 1,000 people	[4th of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians	11,820	[24th of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians (per capita)	0.261 per 100 people	[22nd of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs	101,278	[32nd of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs (per capita)	0.224 per 10 people	[48th of 51]
Total Personal Health Spending, FY2000	$17,402.00	[21st of 51]
Total Physician Assistants	354	[35th of 51]
Total Registered Nurses	36,530	[21st of 51]
Total Retail Rx Drugs	61,021,979	[20th of 51]
Total Sales for Retail Rx Drugs	$3,026,741,189.00	[21st of 51]
Total Spending on Medicaid	$35,474.00	[31st of 36]
Total SSDI Beneficiaries	125,917	[20th of 51]
Total SSI Beneficiaries	167,800	[13th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health	$200,926,081.00	[31st of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per $ GDP)	$0.13 per $100 of GDP	[40th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per capita)	$44.42 per capita	[42nd of 51]
Total State Health Care Spending	$6,347.00	[18th of 50]
Total State Health Care Spending (per $ GDP)	$0.42 per $10 million of GDP	[7th of 50]
Total State Health Care Spending (per capita)	$0.14 per 100 people	[11th of 50]
Total Tobacco Funds	$1,477,727,000.00	[13th of 50]
Twin Births Ratio	30.2	[29th of 51]

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