StateMaster - Bay Stater Health statistics

% of Nursing Homes w/ Serious Deficiencies	25%	[10th of 51]
% of Nursing Homes with No Deficiencies	22.9 %	[3rd of 51]
% of PDPs with a $0 Deductible	64 %	[2nd of 51]
% of PDPs with a $250 Deductible	30 %	[46th of 51]
% Point Change in ESI	2.5 %	[1st of 51]
% Point Change in Individual Insurance	0.8	[19th of 51]
% Point Change in Medicaid	-2.6	[19th of 19]
% Point Change in Uninsured	-0.5	[24th of 51]
Abortion Rate	18	[12th of 47]
Abortions by Out-of-State Residents	6.3%	[24th of 44]
ADAP Financial Eligibility Criteria	522	[1st of 52]
ADAP Insurance Purchasing/Maintenance Funds	$3,881,000.00	[3rd of 26]
ADAP Total Drug Expenditures	$1,185,327.00	[13th of 51]
Admissions	122	[23rd of 51]
Adult physical disabilities	6%	[25th of 54]
Aged SSI	44,795	[5th of 51]
Aged SSI as % of Population Ages 65+	5.2 %	[4th of 51]
AIDS Case Rate All Ages	8.8	[25th of 51]
Alcohol Abuse or Dependence	8.45%	[16th of 51]
Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers	16.9%	[14th of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers	67.4%	[2nd of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Heavy drinkers	6.1%	[7th of 52]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities	203	[29th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities (per capita)	0.317 per 10,000 people	[48th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities, as a percentage	43%	[14th of 51]
Alcohol Use in the Past Month	60.99%	[2nd of 51]
Asthma > Adult cases	14.9%	[9th of 52]
Attempts to Quit Smoking	57.8 %	[13th of 50]
Autism > Cumulative Growth in Autism Cases	634%	[40th of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism	5,087	[12th of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism (per capita)	7.95 per 10,000 people	[4th of 56]
Average Monthly MA Payment Rates (Weighted)	$738.00	[10th of 48]
Avg # of Nursing Home Deficiencies	5.2	[41st of 51]
Avg. Annual % Growth, FY1980-2000	8.3 %	[35th of 51]
Baseline Dual Eligible Enrollment	183,683	[10th of 51]
Baseline FFS Drug Payments for Duals	$498,162,857.00	[10th of 51]
Beds	2.49	[36th of 51]
Birth Rate per 1,000	12.5	[43rd of 51]
Births Financed by Medicaid As Percent of State Births	24%	[44th of 48]
Births of Low Birthweight as a % of Births	7.6 %	[32nd of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI	123,088	[15th of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI as % of Population	1.9 %	[22nd of 51]
C-Section births	28%	[11th of 51]
Cancer Death Rate per 100,000	200.3	[20th of 51]
Cancer Incidence per 100,000	504.1	[5th of 44]
CARE Act Total Funding	$50,402,519.00	[11th of 51]
Change in % of Preterm Births, '90-'03	39 %	[3rd of 51]
Change in Medicaid Enrollment, 2003-04	3.4 %	[31st of 51]
Change in Number of Children with Individual Insurance	15,158	[13th of 51]
Change in Number of Uninsured Children	-2,931	[21st of 34]
Change in Number Uninsured	198,082	[13th of 51]
Change in Number with ESI	79,939	[2nd of 51]
Change in Number with Medicaid	-25,804	[20th of 21]
Change in SCHIP Enrollment, 2003-04	-7.3 %	[44th of 49]
Change in Teen Birth Rate, '91-'03	-39 %	[43rd of 51]
Child Death Rate	15	[47th of 50]
Chlamydia Cases	11,301	[25th of 50]
Chlamydia Rate	175.8	[45th of 50]
Cholesterol Screening Rate	17.2 %	[49th of 51]
Cigarette Use in the Past Month	21.89%	[48th of 51]
Cocaine Use	2.75%	[8th of 51]
Colonoscopy testing	61.2%	[8th of 52]
Colorectal Cancer Screening	33.8%	[6th of 52]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	18,129	[10th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages	18,339	[10th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages (per capita)	2.866 per 1,000 people	[11th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Pediatric	210	[10th of 51]
Current Annual Appropriation	$253,600,000.00	[8th of 49]
Current Monthly Enrollment, June 2004	944,783	[13th of 51]
Current Monthly SCHIP Enrollment, Dec 2004	57,450	[18th of 49]
Death Rate per 100,000	796.1	[35th of 51]
Deaths Among Persons with AIDS	10,365	[10th of 51]
Deaths due to HIV	232	[18th of 51]
Diabetes	5.6%	[46th of 52]
Diabetes Death Rate per 100,000	20.2	[46th of 51]
Diabetes per 100 Adults	5.6	[41st of 51]
Disability prevalence	17.7%	[36th of 54]
Duals Spending as a % of Medicaid	52 %	[5th of 51]
Emergency Room Visits	456	[12th of 51]
Expenses per Inpatient Day	$1,631.00	[8th of 51]
Fire death rate	9	[37th of 51]
Flu shot	70.5%	[19th of 52]
Fruits and vegetables consumption	29%	[6th of 54]
Gonorrhea Cases	2,901	[28th of 50]
Gonorrhea Rate	45.1	[40th of 50]
Growth in Medicaid Spending, FY1991-01	7 %	[50th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries	1	[23rd of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries (per capita)	0.156 per 1 million people	[31st of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number	250	[20th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number (per capita)	0.391 per 10,000 people	[31st of 51]
HCBS Aged & Aged/Disabled	5,999	[29th of 50]
Health Care as a % of Total Employment	9.1 %	[3rd of 51]
Health Index	18.69	[3rd of 50]
Health Spending as % Gross State Product	2.6 %	[45th of 50]
Heart Disease Death Rate per 100,000	202.3	[40th of 51]
High blood pressure	23.1%	[45th of 54]
High cholesterol	32.4%	[33rd of 54]
HIV Death Rate	3.5	[20th of 42]
HIV Testing Rate > Ever Tested	46.4 %	[25th of 51]
HIV Testing Rate > Past 12 Months	25.1 %	[45th of 51]
HMO Enrollment Growth	-4.3 %	[22nd of 49]
HMO Penetration Rate	36.8	[3rd of 49]
Home Health Services	105	[1st of 51]
HOPWA Funding	$4,980,716.00	[12th of 51]
Hospice Services	43	[47th of 51]
Hospital Outpatient Services	800	[2nd of 51]
HPV vaccine > Opt Out Policy	Yes
HPV vaccine > Proposal Bill would require girls entering the sixth grade to be vaccinated. Allows parents to opt their daughters out on religious grounds.
HPV vaccine > Status	Pending
Illicit Drug Use	9.3%	[13th of 51]
Illicit Drug Use other than Marijuana	3.57%	[28th of 51]
Infant Death Rate	4.8	[48th of 51]
Influenza Vaccines	72.6 %	[12th of 51]
Inpatient Census	642	[27th of 50]
Inpatient Days	681	[26th of 51]
Limited Activity Days per Month	2.1	[23rd of 50]
Low-Income Subsidy Eligible Medicare PDPs	26	[17th of 51]
MA Total Enrollment	159,034	[7th of 51]
Mammogram Rate for Women 50-69 years	89 %	[2nd of 51]
Mammogram testing	82.4%	[3rd of 52]
Marijuana Use in the Past Month	8.7%	[4th of 51]
Marijuana Use in the Past Year	14.19%	[5th of 51]
MC Enrollment as a % of Medicaid Enrollment	62.1 %	[32nd of 51]
Medicaid Managed Care Capitation Rates	$171.00	[12th of 36]
Medicaid Payments per Enrollee, FY2002	$5,240.00	[10th of 49]
Medicare as % of Health Care Spending	20.7 %	[16th of 51]
Medicare Beneficiaries Below 150% FPL	22 %	[28th of 48]
Medicare Enrollment as a % of Total Pop	15 %	[20th of 51]
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita	$107.00	[11th of 51]
Motor Vehicle Death Rate	0.9	[49th of 50]
Needing Treatment for Alcohol Use	8.11%	[16th of 51]
Needing Treatment for Drug Use	2.99%	[9th of 51]
New AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	564	[19th of 51]
New AIDS Cases All Ages	564	[19th of 51]
New AIDS Cases Pediatric	0	[44th of 51]
No. of MA Contract Withdrawals	0	[35th of 49]
Non-medical Use of Pain Relievers	5.06%	[25th of 51]
Nonfederal Physicians per 100,000 Population	451	[2nd of 51]
Nonfederal Primary Care Physicians	35 %	[51st of 51]
Number of Abortions	26,293	[10th of 43]
Number of Births	80,184	[16th of 51]
Number of Births of Low Birthweight	6,095	[20th of 51]
Number of HMOs	9	[15th of 50]
Number of Infant Deaths	391	[26th of 51]
Number of Inpatient Beds	784	[25th of 50]
Number of MA Contracts	8	[11th of 51]
Number of Medicare PDPs	44	[20th of 51]
Number of Nursing Home Residents	42,761	[8th of 51]
Number of Nursing Homes	436	[10th of 51]
Number of Special Care Beds	4,403	[9th of 51]
Nursing Home Occupancy Rates	90.7 %	[12th of 51]
Nursing Home Residents as % of 65+ Pop	5 %	[10th of 51]
Obesity > Obese adults > %	19.8%	[50th of 51]
Obesity > Overweight adults > %	55.3%	[48th of 51]
Obesity > Overweight children > %	13.6%	[27th of 51]
Obesity Rate	16 %	[50th of 51]
Occupational Fatality Rate	1.4	[50th of 51]
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth	16.4%	[45th of 52]
Oral health > Visits to the dentist	79.4%	[3rd of 52]
Organizations Offering Medicare PDPs	17	[35th of 51]
Outpatient Visits	3,058	[4th of 51]
Overall Child Health Status	88.7%	[12th of 51]
Overweight and Obesity Rate	51.3 %	[50th of 51]
Pap Smear Rate	89 %	[5th of 50]
Percent of Firms Offering Coverage	65.6 %	[4th of 51]
Percent of Women who had Dental Visit	80.1 %	[2nd of 51]
Percent of Women with Arthritis	35.2 %	[35th of 51]
Percent of Women with High Blood Pressure	23.6 %	[41st of 51]
Percent Who Are Immunized	89 %	[2nd of 51]
Percent with some health care coverage	90.7%	[4th of 52]
Perception of Alcohol Consumption Risk	33.38%	[48th of 51]
Perception of Cigarette Smoking Risk	75.64%	[3rd of 51]
Perception of Marijuana Smoking Risk	31.22%	[46th of 51]
Persons Living with AIDS All Ages	8,254	[11th of 51]
Persons with AIDS Adult/Adolescent	8,221	[11th of 51]
Persons with AIDS Pediatric	32	[13th of 51]
Physical exercise	80%	[13th of 52]
Physician and Supplier Services	976	[30th of 51]
Physician Assistants per 10,000 Population	2	[23rd of 51]
Pneumococcal Vaccines	63.4 %	[24th of 51]
Prenatal Care	90 %	[4th of 49]
Preterm Births as a % of Births	10.7 %	[42nd of 51]
Prevalence of Asthma	8.2 %	[27th of 51]
Prevalence of Poor Mental Health	34 %	[23rd of 50]
Prostate cancer testing	50.9%	[29th of 52]
Ratio of Abortions to Live Births	324	[5th of 42]
Registered Nurses per 10,000 Population	112	[2nd of 51]
Resident population with serious mental illness	268,081	[13th of 52]
Resident population with serious mental illness (per capita)	0.419 per 10 people	[3rd of 52]
Retail Rx Drugs Per Capita	12.3	[12th of 51]
Rx Spending as a % of Duals Spending	12 %	[38th of 51]
Serious Psychological Distress	8.77%	[43rd of 51]
Short-Stay Hospitals	363	[24th of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions	93	[1st of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Days of Care	2,388	[2nd of 51]
SSDI Beneficiaries as % of Population	3.8 %	[20th of 51]
SSI Beneficiaries as % of Population	2.6 %	[13th of 51]
Stroke Death Rate per 100,000	48.3	[44th of 51]
Suicides	433	[29th of 51]
Suicides (per capita)	0.068 per 1,000 people	[48th of 51]
Syphilis Cases	644	[15th of 50]
Syphilis Rate	10	[19th of 50]
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000	23	[49th of 51]
Teen Death Rate	32	[48th of 50]
Tobacco use > Everyday smokers	13.6%	[41st of 52]
Tobacco use > Former smokers	26.9%	[6th of 52]
Tobacco use > Occasional smokers	4.7%	[42nd of 52]
Tobacco use > Total current smokers	18.4%	[46th of 52]
Total ADAP Budget	$22,363,789.00	[11th of 51]
Total ADAP Clients	2,291	[9th of 51]
Total ADAP Prescriptions Filled	12,278	[8th of 50]
Total Dentists	5,143	[10th of 51]
Total Dentists (per capita)	0.804 per 1,000 people	[3rd of 51]
Total Dual Eligible Enrollment in MC	1,174	[23rd of 29]
Total Dual Eligible Medicaid Spending	$4,071.00	[7th of 51]
Total Enrollment in Medicaid	21,906	[17th of 36]
Total FQHC Encounters or Visits	2,047,931	[7th of 51]
Total FQHCs	33	[6th of 51]
Total FQHCs Service Delivery Sites	290	[3rd of 51]
Total HCBS Waivers	2	[48th of 50]
Total Health Care Employment	283,750	[11th of 51]
Total Health Care Employment (per capita)	0.443 per 10 people	[3rd of 51]
Total Health Clinics	0	[47th of 51]
Total Health Clinics (per capita)	0 per 1 million people	[48th of 51]
Total HMO Enrollment	2,362,886	[6th of 53]
Total HMO Enrollment (per capita)	36.927 per 100 people	[4th of 53]
Total Hospitals	79	[27th of 51]
Total Hospitals (per capita)	0.123 per 10,000 people	[40th of 51]
Total Medicaid Births	19,465	[26th of 49]
Total Medicaid Births (per capita)	0.304 per 100 people	[44th of 49]
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2002	1,207,800	[12th of 49]
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2002 (per capita)	0.189 per capita	[14th of 49]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004	$8,912,994,481.00	[10th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per $ GDP)	$0.28 per $10 of GDP	[15th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per capita)	$1,392.93 per capita	[5th of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries	967,587	[12th of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries (per capita)	0.151 per capita	[17th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments	$5,963.00	[11th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per $ GDP)	$1.88 per $100 million of GDP	[26th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per capita)	$0.93 per 1,000 people	[10th of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians	28,970	[9th of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians (per capita)	0.453 per 100 people	[2nd of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs	423,596	[8th of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs (per capita)	0.662 per 10 people	[12th of 51]
Total Personal Health Spending, FY2000	$32,503.00	[10th of 51]
Total Physician Assistants	1,108	[14th of 51]
Total Registered Nurses	71,750	[10th of 51]
Total Retail Rx Drugs	78,655,788	[13th of 51]
Total Sales for Retail Rx Drugs	$4,309,323,838.00	[13th of 51]
Total Spending on Medicaid	$214,160.00	[11th of 36]
Total SSDI Beneficiaries	157,173	[17th of 51]
Total SSI Beneficiaries	167,883	[12th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health	$682,218,519.00	[9th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per $ GDP)	$0.22 per $100 of GDP	[18th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per capita)	$106.62 per capita	[10th of 51]
Total State Health Care Spending	$7,743.00	[14th of 50]
Total State Health Care Spending (per $ GDP)	$0.24 per $10 million of GDP	[44th of 50]
Total State Health Care Spending (per capita)	$0.12 per 100 people	[24th of 50]
Total Tobacco Funds	$1,533,590,000.00	[12th of 50]
Twin Births Ratio	44.3	[1st of 51]

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