Asthma Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action: Table 1.4

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Table 1.4. Medicaid Eligible Population and Their Estimated Asthma Prevalence and Expenditures for Medical Care, for People 0-18, 19-64, and 65 and Over, by State, 2004

State	Medicaid population age 0-18 with asthma^{1, 2}	Estimated Medicaid expense for age 0-18 with asthma³	Medicaid population age 19-64 with asthma^{1, 2}	Estimated Medicaid expense for age 19-64 with asthma³	Medicaid population age 65 and over with asthma^{1, 2}	Estimated Medicaid expense for age 65 and over with asthma³	Total estimated Medicaid spending on asthma
Total U.S.	2,490,162	$2,762,864,614	1,495,216	$1,658,959,559	367,589	$407,843,883	$4,829,668,056
Alabama	38,710	42,949,509	22,755	25,247,402	7,610	8,442,977	76,639,889
Alaska	7,034	7,804,689	2,503	2,777,450	471	522,940	11,105,078
Arizona	56,803	63,023,309	42,775	47,459,833	5,375	5,963,662	116,446,804
Arkansas	33,407	37,065,885	16,300	18,085,041	3,928	4,358,105	59,509,031
California	375,857	417,018,055	354,222	393,013,154	55,957	62,084,579	872,115,787
Colorado	25,869	28,701,536	11,314	12,552,861	3,181	3,529,001	44,783,397
Connecticut	21,677	24,051,405	12,640	14,024,487	3,993	4,430,678	42,506,570
Delaware	6,550	7,267,791	5,167	5,733,110	763	846,045	13,846,946
District of Columbia	6,927	7,686,003	4,324	4,797,328	879	974,894	13,458,225
Florida	133,036	147,605,412	62,103	68,904,224	23,182	25,720,149	242,229,785
Georgia	90,616	100,539,397	35,189	39,042,880	10,389	11,526,972	151,109,249
Hawaii	8,815	9,780,075	6,486	7,196,281	1,411	1,565,654	18,542,011
Idaho	12,498	13,867,029	4,020	4,460,545	831	921,782	19,249,357
Illinois	102,508	113,733,823	45,906	50,933,795	23,087	25,615,256	190,282,873
Indiana	49,771	55,221,121	21,155	23,471,824	4,983	5,528,150	84,221,095
Iowa	18,265	20,265,440	9,598	10,649,490	2,564	2,844,256	33,759,186
Kansas	17,219	19,104,169	7,221	8,011,925	2,077	2,303,906	29,420,000
Kentucky	37,031	41,086,078	20,388	22,620,914	5,771	6,403,500	70,110,492
Louisiana	60,176	66,766,180	19,752	21,915,131	6,766	7,507,161	96,188,473
Maine	9,884	10,966,548	10,415	11,555,512	2,135	2,368,308	24,890,369
Maryland	39,562	43,894,567	20,052	22,247,904	4,958	5,500,957	71,643,428
Massachusetts	41,101	45,602,596	35,605	39,504,432	8,736	9,693,024	94,800,053
Michigan	81,334	90,241,556	45,505	50,487,891	8,256	9,160,665	149,890,112
Minnesota	31,172	34,585,287	18,715	20,764,275	5,580	6,190,955	61,540,518
Mississippi	37,451	41,552,140	16,642	18,464,992	5,935	6,585,379	66,602,512
Missouri	54,908	60,921,518	30,678	34,037,601	6,274	6,960,719	101,919,838
Montana	5,243	5,817,146	2,739	3,038,845	648	718,797	9,574,787
Nebraska	13,703	15,204,154	5,036	5,587,266	1,511	1,676,525	22,467,944
Nevada	12,475	13,841,080	5,768	6,400,127	1,479	1,640,605	21,881,813
New Hampshire	6,812	7,558,165	2,673	2,965,791	875	971,003	11,494,960
New Jersey	44,490	49,362,205	21,550	23,909,743	8,870	9,840,991	83,112,939
New Mexico	26,400	29,291,657	11,272	12,506,094	2,027	2,248,874	44,046,625
New York	169,245	187,779,155	159,707	177,196,516	31,651	35,116,711	400,092,382
North Carolina	69,173	76,748,742	35,618	39,518,809	11,162	12,384,508	128,652,059
North Dakota	3,194	3,543,548	1,858	2,060,969	599	664,165	6,268,681
Ohio	91,345	101,348,167	50,979	56,561,476	9,881	10,963,639	168,873,282
Oklahoma	37,529	41,639,376	11,828	13,123,041	4,053	4,497,129	59,259,545
Oregon	23,081	25,608,648	17,960	19,926,693	3,114	3,455,074	48,990,414
Pennsylvania	79,979	88,737,658	48,686	54,017,859	13,724	15,227,304	157,982,821
Rhode Island	8,751	9,709,721	5,901	6,547,641	1,543	1,711,489	17,968,850
South Carolina	43,054	47,769,146	22,902	25,410,397	8,791	9,753,628	82,933,171
South Dakota	6,575	7,294,857	2,300	2,551,513	763	846,458	10,692,828
Tennessee	58,656	65,079,755	50,391	55,908,976	10,950	12,149,506	133,138,237
Texas	218,531	242,462,453	60,382	66,994,197	25,087	27,834,679	337,291,329
Utah	14,296	15,861,343	7,541	8,367,319	892	989,344	25,218,006
Vermont	5,924	6,572,266	4,854	5,385,075	1,324	1,468,936	13,426,277
Virginia	40,341	44,758,613	16,354	18,145,315	6,336	7,029,631	69,933,559
Washington	55,832	61,946,784	30,409	33,738,915	5,226	5,798,498	101,484,197
West Virginia	16,127	17,893,248	10,016	11,113,064	2,103	2,333,210	31,339,522
Wisconsin	37,023	41,077,590	25,527	28,322,682	9,552	10,597,629	79,997,901
Wyoming	4,198	4,658,017	1,533	1,700,953	339	375,877	6,734,847

¹ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, MSIS State Summary FY 2004. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidDataSourcesGenInfo/02_MSISData.asp
² Calculations of prevalence rates based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Data for All Ages, National Center for Health Statistics, accessed at http://205.207.175.93/HDI/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=60
³ Calculations of direct cost per person, are based on Weiss et al (2000) inflated by medical care component of CPI to 2004. Indirect cost person are based on Weiss et al (2000) inflated by percent change in average annual wages through 2004. Weiss KB, Sullivan SD, Lyttle CS. Trends in the cost of illness for asthma in the United States, 1985-1994. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000 Sep;106(3):493-9.

Note: Age groups differ slightly depending on source. Population age groups for Medicaid eligibles are 0-18, 19-64, 65+, while NHIS prevalence rates are for age groups 0-17, 18-64, and 65+. Also, estimates based on age only by State (shown above) can differ substantially from estimates based on race only by State (shown in Tables B.1 through B.6). Combined age-race prevalence of asthma by State is not available.

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