Connecticut
Ranking Highlights
| 2018 Rank | Change from Baseline | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Ranking | 9 | 0 |
| Access and Affordability | 5 | 0 |
| Prevention and Treatment | 14 | +10 |
| Avoidable Hospital Use and Cost | 32 | -3 |
| Healthy Lives | 6 | -1 |
| Disparity | 14 | -5 |
| Medicaid Expansion | Yes |
Demographics
| Connecticut | Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,525,220 | 318,251,368 |
| Median Household Income | $80,607 | $62,470 |
| Below 200% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) | 22% | 32% |
| % White Race, Non-Hispanic | 68% | 61% |
| % Black Race, Non-Hispanic | 10% | 12% |
| % Other Race, Non-Hispanic | 7% | 9% |
| % Hispanic Ethnicithy | 16% | 18% |
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Highlights
Top Ranked Indicators
- Adults without a dental visit in past year
- Adults without all age- and gender-appropriate cancer screenings
- Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population
Bottom Ranked Indicators
- Central Line-associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI), SIR
- Diabetic adults ages 18-64 without a hemoglobin A1C test
- Hospital patients who did not receive patient-centered care
Most Improved Indicators
- Home health patients who did not get better at walking or moving around
- Hospital patients discharged without instructions for home recovery
- Nursing home residents with an antipsychotic medication
Indicators That Worsened the Most
- Home health patients with a hospital admission
- Deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug use per 100,000 population
- Potentially avoidable ED visits, age 65 and older, per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries
Comparison with the U.S. Average
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