KFF: New State-Level Data on Medicaid, Minority Health and Health Reform

State Health Facts has posted new data. Highlights include:

• Medicaid spending per capita on enrollees with HIV ranges from less than $15,000 in twelve states to more than $30,000 in seven states; the national average is $26,226.

• Almost half of Hispanic men (49.1%) have no personal doctor or health care provider, compared to 22.6% of White men and 30.3% of Black men. Many more indicators on racial/ethnic disparities among men and women are available in Minority Health.

• Adult Medicaid enrollment increased by 12.7% nationwide between June 2009 and June 2011; one state’s enrollment grew by 83.8% over the same period while two other states experienced a decline.

• Non-profit groups in 22 states have been awarded loans through the Affordable Care Act to create a new type of non-profit health insurer called a Consumer Oriented and Operated Plan (CO-OP). Awards total almost $1.7 billion.

Many more updates have been added and include information on Health Reform, Demographics & the Economy, Health Status, Medicaid & CHIP, HIV/AIDS, and Minority Health. A full list of recent updates is also available.

Statehealthfacts.org is a Kaiser Family Foundation website.

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