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State Lows and Highs
  Children's Health Fact Sheets
Lowest/Highest Total Child Residents, 2006-2007
District of Columbia: 117,300 California: 9,966,800
Lowest/Highest % of General Fund Spending on Medicaid, 2006
Low Alabama (3.3%) Low Ohio (38.9%)
Lowest/Highest Medicaid Coverage for Children, 2003-2004
Low Utah (14.9%) Low Arkansas (44.8%)

66.7% Employer 42.2%

7.3% Individual 3.7%

14.9% Medicaid 44.8%

NSD Other Public NSD

10.6% Uninsured 8.1%

 
  Low State High State US
Demographic Profile, 2007-2008
Children (0-18)District of Columbia20%Utah33%26%
Poor ChildrenNew Hampshire11%Mississippi38%25%
Children by Race/Ethnicity
WhiteHawaii10%Vermont92%56%
BlackIowa3%District of Columbia64%14%
HispanicMaine2%Texas50%22%
OtherIndiana3%Hawaii75%8%
Children by Citizenship Status
CitizenCalifornia94%Montana100%97%
Non-CitizenMichigan2%California6%3%
Health Status Indicators
Number of Infant DeathsVermont35California3,03029,327
Number of Births of Low BirthweightVermont447California38,411351,974
Mothers Receving Timely Prenatal CareTexas61.6%Massachusetts88.6%83.2%
Childhood ImmunizationsNevada67%New Hampshire93%80%
Health Insurance Coverage of Children, 2007-2008
Children with MedicaidUtah14.9%Arkansas44.8%29.7%
Poor Children (below 100% FPL)Nevada38.3%West Virginia79.9%64.3%
Children (up to 133% FPL) Nevada35.3%Maine78.0%62.1%
Uninsured ChildrenMassachusetts3.2%Texas20.1%10.3%
Poor Children (below 100% FPL)Michigan10.6%Nevada35.4%18.1%
Children (up to 133% FPL)Massachusetts6.2%Nevada32.9%17.7%
Uninsured that are ChildrenWest Virginia8.5%Utah27.2%17.7%
Children w/ Employer Sponsored InsuranceNew Mexico40.3%New Hampshire71.8%54.4%
Medicaid and SCHIP Enrollment
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2006North Dakota73,100California10,547,20058,714,800
ChildrenMassachusetts36.9%Wyoming65.9%49.7%
AdultsTexas12.4%California40.7%25.3%
DisabledCalifornia9.1%West Virginia27.3%14.5%
ElderlyArizona4.9%Wisconsin16.3%10.4%
Current Monthly SCHIP Enrollment, June 2008Minnesota2,368California1,062,3034,848,221
Children Enrolled in Medicaid Medically Needy6 States Tied0California498,7001,155,500
Medicaid and SCHIP Expenditures
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2007Wyoming$433,236,885New York$44,339,402,218$319,676,945,585
Payments for Children, FY2006 (millions)New York10.8%Arizona42.3%18.6%
Payments for Adults, FY2006 (millions)New Jersey5.1%Delaware27.1%11.9%
Payments for Disabled, FY2006 (millions)Arizona23.3%Idaho49.3%40.9%
Payments for Elderly, FY2006 (millions)Arizona5.6%Connecticut37.1%24.3%
Payments for Unknown, FY2006 (millions)Rhode Island0.3%Utah30.7%4.3%
Medicaid Payments per Enrollee, FY2006
TotalArizona$2,206District of Columbia$8,484$4,575
ChildrenLouisiana$1,003Maine$4,237$1,708
AdultsCalifornia$847Alaska$4,851$2,142
DisabledArizona$5,575New York$26,535$12,874
ElderlyArizona$2,512Connecticut$23,124$10,691
Medicaid FMAP, FY20092 States Tied56.20%Mississippi83.62%56.20%
Total SCHIP Spending, FY2007Vermont$6,355,909California$1,966,529,162$10,046,523,960
SCHIP FMAP, FY201011 States Tied65.00%Mississippi82.97%65.00%
Medicaid and SCHIP Eligibility Levels, 2009
Pregnant Women6 States Tied133%2 States Tied300%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 ParentsArkansas17%Minnesota275%66%
Jobless ParentsAlabama11%Minnesota275%41%
Income Eligibility --Separate SCHIP ProgramNorth Dakota150%New Jersey350%-

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