Washington
Ranking Highlights
| 2018 Rank | Change from Baseline | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Ranking | 7 | +6 |
| Access and Affordability | 20 | +4 |
| Prevention and Treatment | 25 | +7 |
| Avoidable Hospital Use and Cost | 3 | +2 |
| Healthy Lives | 8 | +2 |
| Disparity | 6 | +25 |
| Medicaid Expansion | Yes |
Demographics
| Washington | Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 7,184,348 | 318,251,368 |
| Median Household Income | $72,546 | $62,470 |
| Below 200% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) | 27% | 32% |
| % White Race, Non-Hispanic | 69% | 61% |
| % Black Race, Non-Hispanic | 3% | 12% |
| % Other Race, Non-Hispanic | 15% | 9% |
| % Hispanic Ethnicithy | 12% | 18% |
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Highlights
Top Ranked Indicators
- Admissions for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions, ages 18–64, per 1,000 employer-insured enrollees
- Diabetic adults ages 18-64 without a hemoglobin A1C test
- Hospital admissions for pediatric asthma, per 100,000 children
Bottom Ranked Indicators
- Hospital 30-day mortality
- Adults with any mental illness reporting unmet need
- Children without all components of a medical home
Most Improved Indicators
- Home health patients who did not get better at walking or moving around
- Adults ages 19–64 uninsured
- Children ages 0–18 uninsured
Indicators That Worsened the Most
- Employee health insurance contributions as a share of median income
- Hospital 30-day mortality
- Potentially avoidable ED visits, age 65 and older, per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries
Comparison with the U.S. Average
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