Uninsured adults ages 19—64 |
American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample (ACS PUMS) |
9% |
10% |
10% |
Uninsured children ages 0—18 |
American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample (ACS PUMS) |
3% |
3% |
3% |
Hospital admissions for pediatric asthma, per 100,000 children ages 2-17 |
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), via AHRQ National Healthcare Quality Report |
- |
- |
- |
Adults age 18 and older who went without care because of cost in past year |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) |
11% |
12% |
12% |
Adults age 18 and older with a usual source of care |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) |
82% |
82% |
82% |
Adults age 18 and older without a dental visit in past year |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) |
35% |
- |
32% |
Adults with age- and gender-appropriate cancer screenings |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) |
66% |
- |
66% |
Adults with age-appropriate vaccines |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) |
34% |
36% |
30% |
Adults ages 18–64 who report fair or poor health |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) |
16% |
17% |
15% |
Adults ages 18 and older who smoke |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) |
16% |
15% |
15% |
Adults ages 18–64 who are obese (BMI >= 30) |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) |
32% |
31% |
32% |
Adults ages 18–64 who have lost six or more teeth because of tooth decay, infection, or gum disease |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) |
8% |
- |
8% |
Mortality amenable to health care, deaths per 100,000 population |
CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS): Restricted Use Mortality Microdata |
85.9 |
83.8 |
- |
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), Standardized Infection Ratio |
CDC Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report |
0.699 |
0.638 |
0.643 |
Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population |
CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS): WONDER |
21 |
20.4 |
20.7 |
Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population |
CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS): WONDER |
13.8 |
14.1 |
13.5 |
Suicide deaths per 100,000 population |
CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS): WONDER |
10.7 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
Alcohol-related deaths per 100,000 population |
CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS): WONDER |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
Drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 population |
CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS): WONDER |
18.9 |
21.6 |
21.3 |
Infant mortality, deaths per 1,000 live births |
CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS): WONDER |
6.4 |
6.1 |
- |
Hospital admissions among adults ages 18–64 with employer-sponsored insurance for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions, per 1,000 enrollees |
Truven MarketScan |
7 |
6.8 |
- |
Hospital admissions among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions, per 1,000 beneficiaries |
Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW), via CMS Geographic Variation Public Use File |
48.2 |
50 |
48.5 |
Potentially avoidable emergency department visits among adults ages 18–64 with employer-sponsored insurance per 1,000 enrollees |
Truven MarketScan |
142.4 |
150.5 |
- |
Potentially avoidable emergency department visits among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older per 1,000 beneficiaries |
Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW), via CMS Geographic Variation Public Use File |
192.4 |
- |
- |
30-day hospital readmissions among adults ages 18–64 with employer-sponsored insurance, per 1,000 enrollees |
Truven MarketScan |
3.3 |
3.1 |
- |
30-day hospital readmissions among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older per 1,000 beneficiaries |
Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW), via CMS Geographic Variation Public Use File |
46 |
47.2 |
47.4 |
Individuals under age 65 with high out-of-pocket medical costs relative to their annual household income |
Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) |
9% |
8.3% |
7.9% |
Total Medicare (Parts A & B) reimbursements per enrollee |
Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW), via CMS Geographic Variation Public Use File |
$9,652 |
$9,850 |
$10,226 |
Total Medicare reimbursements for inpatient hospital services per enrollee |
Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW), via CMS Geographic Variation Public Use File |
$2,684 |
$2,748 |
$2,783 |
Total Medicare reimbursements for ambulatory Evaluation and Management services per enrollee |
Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW), via CMS Geographic Variation Public Use File |
$995 |
$1,017 |
$1,031 |
Total Medicare reimbursements for inpatient skilled nursing care per enrollee |
Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW), via CMS Geographic Variation Public Use File |
$1,071 |
$1,049 |
$1,033 |
Total Medicare reimbursements for home health care services per enrollee |
Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW), via CMS Geographic Variation Public Use File |
$589 |
$543 |
$557 |
Home health patients who got better at walking or moving around |
Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS), via CMS home Health Compare |
70% |
73% |
76% |
Home health patients whose wounds improved or healed after an operation |
Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS), via CMS home Health Compare |
88% |
89% |
89% |
Home health patients also enrolled in Medicare with a hospital admission |
Medicare Claims, via CMS Home Health Compare |
16% |
16% |
16% |
Risk-adjusted 30-day mortality among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, or stroke |
CMS Hospital Compare |
13.8% |
13.6% |
13.3% |
Hospitalized patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home |
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), via CMS Hospital Compare |
87% |
87% |
87% |
Overall patient hospital experience rating (out of 100 points) |
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), via CMS Hospital Compare |
70 |
70 |
- |
Patients' experience communicating with nursing staff (out of 100 points) |
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), via CMS Hospital Compare |
79 |
79 |
- |
Patients' experience communicating with doctors (out of 100 points) |
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), via CMS Hospital Compare |
80 |
79 |
- |
Responsiveness of hospital staff when called by patients (out of 100 points) |
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), via CMS Hospital Compare |
65 |
65 |
- |
Patients' experience communicating with hospital staff about medicines they received (out of 100 points) |
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), via CMS Hospital Compare |
62 |
63 |
- |
Patients felt prepared to manage their care after a hospital stay (out of 100 points) |
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), via CMS Hospital Compare |
51 |
52 |
- |
Patients discussed discharge plans with hospital staff and received written instructions (out of 100 points) |
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), via CMS Hospital Compare |
87 |
87 |
- |
Hospitals with overall patient experience ratings higher than the national average |
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), via CMS Hospital Compare |
56% |
56% |
- |
Adult diabetic patients ages 18–64 with employer-sponsored insurance with at least one hemoglobin A1c test during the year |
Truven MarketScan |
87.8% |
88.2% |
- |
Adult diabetic patients ages 18–64 with employer-sponsored insurance with at least one LDL-C test during the year |
Truven MarketScan |
77.8% |
77.3% |
- |
Adult patients ages 18–64 with employer-sponsored insurance and a diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia who received an appropriate empiric antibiotic |
Truven MarketScan |
76% |
75% |
- |
Adult patients ages 18–64 with employer-sponsored insurance and a diagnosis of major depression who were prescribed an antidepressant medication, and who had pharmacy claims of at least 5 months’ worth of the medication |
Truven MarketScan |
56.7% |
56.6% |
- |
Adult patients ages 18–50 with employer-sponsored insurance who had a new primary diagnosis of low back pain with an Imaging study (plain X-ray, MRI, or CT scan) within 28 days of the diagnosis |
Truven MarketScan |
67.8% |
68.9% |
- |
Total employer-sponsored insurance reimbursements per enrollee, ages 18–64 |
Truven MarketScan |
$4,904 |
$5,110 |
- |
Total employer-sponsored insurance reimbursements for inpatient hospital services per enrollee, ages 18–64 |
Truven MarketScan |
$1,173 |
$1,218 |
- |
Total employer-sponsored insurance reimbursements for physician office services per enrollee, ages 18–64 |
Truven MarketScan |
$497 |
$485 |
- |
Short-stay nursing home residents with a 30-day readmission to the hospital |
Residential History File |
20% |
- |
- |
Long-stay nursing home residents with a hospital admission |
Residential History File |
17% |
- |
- |
Medicare beneficiaries who received at least one drug that should be avoided in the elderly |
Medicare Part D Claims |
7.2% |
- |
- |
Total premium cost for employer-sponsored health insurance plans |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) |
$15,459 |
$16,490 |
$17,194 |
Total premium cost for employer-sponsored health insurance plans as a share of state median income |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) |
23% |
24% |
23.2% |
Employee contribution to total premium cost for employer-sponsored health insurance plans |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) |
$4,189 |
$3,793 |
$4,452 |
Employee contribution to total premium cost for employer-sponsored health insurance plans as a share of state median income |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) |
6.2% |
5.5% |
6% |
Employee deductible for employer-sponsored health insurance plans |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) |
$2,340 |
$2,722 |
$2,944 |
Employee deductible for employer-sponsored health insurance plans as a share of state median income |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) |
3.5% |
4% |
4% |
Employee total potential out-of-pocket medical costs (premium contribution + deductible) |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) |
$6,529 |
$6,516 |
$7,395 |
Employee total potential out-of-pocket medical costs (premium contribution + deductible) as a share of state median income |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) |
9.7% |
9.5% |
10% |
Children ages 19–35 months who received all recommended doses of seven key vaccines |
National Immunization Survey (NIS) |
71% |
75% |
76% |
Children ages 10–17 who are overweight or obese (BMI >= 85th percentile) |
National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) |
27% |
34% |
25% |
Children ages 0–17 with all components of a medical home |
National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) |
50% |
52% |
47% |
Children with age-appropriate medical and dental preventive care visits in the past year |
National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) |
- |
- |
58% |
Children ages 3–17 who received treatment or counseling from a mental health professional when needed during the past 12 months |
National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) |
85% |
87% |
78% |
Adults age 18 and older with any mental illness reporting unmet need |
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), via State of Mental Health in America |
22% |
22% |
- |
Adults age and older with any mental illness who did not receive treatment |
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), via State of Mental Health in America |
54% |
56% |
- |
Long-stay nursing home residents with an antipsychotic medication |
Minimum Dataset (MDS), via CMS Nursing Home Compare |
19% |
19% |
- |
High-risk nursing home residents with pressure sores |
Minimum Dataset (MDS), via CMS Nursing Home Compare |
6% |
5.8% |
- |
Deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug use per 100,000 population |
CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS): WONDER |
- |
- |
- |
State-based public health spending per resident |
Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) |
$26 |
$26 |
- |
Primary care spending as share of total health care spending among adults ages 18–64 with employer-sponsored insurance |
Truven MarketScan |
5.8% |
- |
- |
Primary care spending per enroleee among adults ages 18–64 with employer-sponsored insurance |
Truven MarketScan |
$402 |
- |
- |
Primary care spending as share of total health care spending among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older |
CMS Limited Data Set (LDS) |
5.62% |
- |
- |
Primary care spending per Medicare beneficiary, age 65 and older |
CMS Limited Data Set (LDS) |
$725 |
- |
- |