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  Children's Health Fact Sheets
Lowest/Highest Total Child Residents, 2006-2007
District of Columbia: 119,070 California: 10,035,690
Lowest/Highest % of General Fund Spending on Medicaid, 2006
Low Alabama (3.9%) Low Ohio (40.2%)
Lowest/Highest Medicaid Coverage for Children, 2003-2004
Low Nevada (14.5%) Low District of Columbia (44.0%)

63% Employer 46%

5% Individual NSD

14% Medicaid 44%

NSD Other Public NSD

17% Uninsured 8%

 
  Low State High State US
Demographic Profile, 2006-2007
Children (0-18)District of Columbia21%Utah33%26%
Poor ChildrenNew Hampshire9%District of Columbia37%23%
Children by Race/Ethnicity
WhiteHawaii12%Vermont93%57%
BlackIowa3%District of Columbia68%15%
HispanicNew Hampshire3%Texas48%21%
OtherIndiana3%Hawaii73%8%
Children by Citizenship Status
Citizen2 States Tied94%West Virginia100%97%
Non-CitizenMichigan2%2 States Tied6%3%
Health Status Indicators
Number of Infant DeathsVermont42California2,93028,440
Number of Births of Low BirthweightVermont393California37,630338,565
Mothers Receving Timely Prenatal CareNew Mexico65.6%Massachusetts87.5%78.1%
Childhood ImmunizationsNevada65%New Hampshire92%80%
Health Insurance Coverage of Children, 2006-2007
Children with MedicaidNevada14.5%District of Columbia44.0%27.6%
Poor Children (Below 100% FPL)Nevada40.0%West Virginia81.1%62.5%
Near Poor (100-199% FPL)Nevada19.3%Vermont67.5%41.3%
Uninsured ChildrenMassachusetts5.1%Texas21.8%11.3%
Poor Children (below 100% FPL)2 States Tied9.7%Nevada36.8%20.4%
Near Poor (100-199% FPL)New York9.1%Texas29.4%16.3%
Uninsured that are ChildrenWest Virginia11.3%Utah29.2%19.7%
Children w/ Employer Sponsored InsuranceNew Mexico40.6%New Hampshire71.5%55.3%
Medicaid and SCHIP Enrollment
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2005North Dakota74,300California10,580,20058,929,900
ChildrenMaine39.5%Idaho65.0%49.9%
AdultsLouisiana12.4%California41.5%25.8%
DisabledCalifornia8.8%West Virginia26.6%14.1%
ElderlyUtah5.0%Illinois16.6%10.3%
Current Monthly SCHIP Enrollment, June 2007Tennessee1,713California986,3114,411,890
Children Enrolled in Medicaid Medically Needy6 States Tied0California498,7001,155,500
Medicaid and SCHIP Expenditures
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2006Wyoming$421,403,854New York$44,712,222,361$0
Payments for Children, FY2005 (millions)New York10.7%Alaska31.6%17.3%
Payments for Adults, FY2005 (millions)Alabama4.5%Delaware25.1%11.6%
Payments for Disabled, FY2005 (millions)Alabama26.7%Iowa49.1%40.8%
Payments for Elderly, FY2005 (millions)Utah11.9%New Jersey37.0%26.1%
Payments for Unknown, FY2005 (millions)Rhode Island0.2%Alabama25.7%4.2%
Medicaid Payments per Enrollee, FY2005
TotalCalifornia$2,701District of Columbia$7,941$0
ChildrenLouisiana$1,044Maine$4,155$0
AdultsCalifornia$813Alaska$5,088$0
DisabledAlabama$6,029Alaska$26,661$0
ElderlySouth Carolina$5,491Alaska$21,821$0
Total SCHIP Spending, FY2007Vermont$5,365,050California$1,538,418,111$8,698,060,096
FY2008 SCHIP FMAP13 States Tied65.00%Mississippi83.40%65.00%
Medicaid Eligibility Levels, 2006
Pregnant Women6 States Tied133%District of Columbia300%133%
Infants10 States Tied133%5 States Tied300%133%
Children Ages 1-525 States Tied133%4 States Tied300%133%
Children Ages 6-1921 States Tied100%4 States Tied300%100%
Working ParentsLouisiana20%New Mexico409%63%
SCHIP Eligibility Levels
Income Eligibility --Separate SCHIP ProgramNorth Dakota140%New Jersey350%-

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