Rhode Island
Ranking Highlights
| 2018 Rank | Change from Baseline | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Ranking | 11 | +5 |
| Access and Affordability | 4 | +9 |
| Prevention and Treatment | 11 | +1 |
| Avoidable Hospital Use and Cost | 27 | -5 |
| Healthy Lives | 18 | +3 |
| Disparity | 22 | -4 |
| Medicaid Expansion | Yes |
Demographics
| Rhode Island | Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,040,786 | 318,251,368 |
| Median Household Income | $65,493 | $62,470 |
| Below 200% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) | 28% | 32% |
| % White Race, Non-Hispanic | 73% | 61% |
| % Black Race, Non-Hispanic | 6% | 12% |
| % Other Race, Non-Hispanic | 7% | 9% |
| % Hispanic Ethnicithy | 15% | 18% |
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Highlights
Top Ranked Indicators
- Individuals with high out-of-pocket medical spending
- Adults without a dental visit in past year
- Admissions for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions, ages 18–64, per 1,000 employer-insured enrollees
Bottom Ranked Indicators
- Diabetic adults ages 18-64 without a hemoglobin A1C test
- Children who are overweight or obese
- 30-day hospital readmissions, age 65 and older, per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries
Most Improved Indicators
- Adults with any mental illness reporting unmet need
- Adults ages 19–64 uninsured
- Home health patients who did not get better at walking or moving around
Indicators That Worsened the Most
- Home health patients with a hospital admission
- Children ages 19–35 months who did not receive all recommended vaccines
- Deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug use per 100,000 population
Comparison with the U.S. Average
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