Table 1.141b Percent of home health care patients who needed urgent, unplanned medical care, by State, 2005 and 2006 |
State |
2006 |
2005 |
Number of providers |
Percent |
Standard error |
Number of providers |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
8,547 |
22.7 |
0.1 |
6984 |
22.6 |
0.1 |
Alabama |
143 |
20.9 |
0.7 |
140 |
20.5 |
0.7 |
Alaska |
15 |
22.6 |
2.5 |
12 |
24.7 |
3.2 |
Arizona |
79 |
23.8 |
0.8 |
67 |
23.2 |
0.8 |
Arkansas |
172 |
24.3 |
0.8 |
160 |
24.5 |
0.9 |
California |
597 |
16.6 |
0.4 |
539 |
17.2 |
0.4 |
Colorado |
136 |
24.5 |
0.8 |
113 |
24.7 |
0.8 |
Connecticut |
84 |
28.8 |
1.1 |
80 |
27.8 |
1.1 |
Delaware |
16 |
22.1 |
1.6 |
14 |
20.5 |
1.5 |
District of Columbia |
21 |
25.4 |
2.5 |
15 |
29.6 |
3.0 |
Florida |
730 |
17.3 |
0.4 |
532 |
17.9 |
0.4 |
Georgia |
97 |
23.2 |
0.8 |
95 |
22.7 |
0.8 |
Hawaii |
14 |
24.0 |
1.6 |
14 |
24.1 |
1.5 |
Idaho |
48 |
23.6 |
1.1 |
49 |
21.9 |
0.8 |
Illinois |
418 |
20.9 |
0.6 |
304 |
20.7 |
0.6 |
Indiana |
175 |
24.5 |
0.8 |
146 |
24.3 |
0.9 |
Iowa |
177 |
28.8 |
0.8 |
161 |
27.4 |
0.8 |
Kansas |
132 |
21.2 |
0.8 |
111 |
22.0 |
0.9 |
Kentucky |
101 |
25.7 |
0.9 |
99 |
25.5 |
0.9 |
Louisiana |
219 |
26.4 |
1.0 |
205 |
25.8 |
1.0 |
Maine |
29 |
23.2 |
1.7 |
28 |
22.6 |
1.6 |
Maryland |
49 |
21.9 |
0.8 |
45 |
22.9 |
0.9 |
Massachusetts |
121 |
27.0 |
1.0 |
103 |
26.4 |
0.9 |
Michigan |
316 |
20.9 |
0.5 |
257 |
21.1 |
0.5 |
Minnesota |
206 |
27.8 |
0.8 |
163 |
27.8 |
0.8 |
Mississippi |
56 |
24.4 |
1.2 |
54 |
23.4 |
1.3 |
Missouri |
162 |
23.1 |
0.7 |
146 |
22.2 |
0.6 |
Montana |
35 |
20.8 |
1.2 |
34 |
22.8 |
1.4 |
Nebraska |
65 |
21.2 |
1.1 |
57 |
20.7 |
1.1 |
Nevada |
62 |
18.0 |
1.1 |
50 |
21.2 |
1.4 |
New Hampshire |
36 |
26.4 |
1.8 |
33 |
27.7 |
1.8 |
New Jersey |
50 |
23.2 |
0.9 |
48 |
22.8 |
1.0 |
New Mexico |
67 |
24.3 |
1.2 |
59 |
24.2 |
1.2 |
New York |
184 |
29.6 |
1.1 |
183 |
30.1 |
1.1 |
North Carolina |
167 |
24.4 |
0.6 |
162 |
24.4 |
0.6 |
North Dakota |
26 |
19.0 |
1.9 |
25 |
18.5 |
1.5 |
Ohio |
439 |
28.6 |
0.7 |
322 |
27.3 |
0.7 |
Oklahoma |
205 |
23.8 |
0.9 |
186 |
22.8 |
0.8 |
Oregon |
57 |
21.2 |
0.8 |
59 |
20.2 |
0.7 |
Pennsylvania |
285 |
20.3 |
0.5 |
237 |
20.6 |
0.5 |
Rhode Island |
21 |
22.6 |
1.8 |
21 |
21.5 |
1.8 |
South Carolina |
67 |
23.9 |
0.9 |
65 |
24.7 |
0.9 |
South Dakota |
38 |
19.8 |
1.3 |
34 |
18.3 |
1.5 |
Tennessee |
139 |
25.3 |
0.8 |
133 |
24.8 |
0.8 |
Texas |
1,724 |
23.4 |
0.4 |
1126 |
22.5 |
0.4 |
Utah |
56 |
19.9 |
0.8 |
46 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
Vermont |
12 |
27.1 |
1.9 |
12 |
26.0 |
1.2 |
Virginia |
173 |
23.2 |
0.7 |
150 |
22.5 |
0.7 |
Washington |
60 |
20.6 |
0.7 |
57 |
19.7 |
0.8 |
West Virginia |
61 |
25.4 |
1.3 |
57 |
24.4 |
1.1 |
Wisconsin |
124 |
23.9 |
1.0 |
102 |
25.1 |
1.1 |
Wyoming |
26 |
21.4 |
1.4 |
22 |
20.6 |
1.5 |
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Outcome and Assessment Information Set. Data were downloaded from http://www.medicare.gov/Download/DownloadDB.asp on March 31, 2006, for the 2005 estimates and on April 26, 2007 for the 2006 estimates.