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1 Exhibit 1. Change in State Health System Performance by Indicator Indicator (arranged by number of states with improvement within dimension) Access and Affordability 0 Children ages 0 18 uninsured At-risk adults without a doctor visit Adults without a dental visit in past year Adults ages 1 4 uninsured Adults who went without care because of cost in the past year Prevention and Treatment Children ages 1 3 months with all recommended vaccines Elderly patients who received a high-risk prescription drug Hospital discharge instructions for home recovery Patient-centered hospital care Medicare patients experienced good communication with their provider Children who received needed mental health care in the past year Older adults with recommended preventive care Hospital -day mortality b Elderly patients who received a contraindicated prescription drug Children with a medical home Adults with a usual source of care Avoidable Hospital Use and Cost Medicare admissions for ACS conditions, age and older* Medicare admissions for ACS conditions, ages 4* Medicare -day hospital readmissions, per 1,000 beneficiaries Hospital admissions for pediatric asthma, per 0,000 children Long-stay nursing home residents with a hospital admission Short-stay nursing home residents with a -day readmission to the hospital Total Medicare (Parts A & B) reimbursements per enrollee Health insurance premium for employer-sponsored single-person plans Healthy Lives Colorectal cancer deaths per 0,000 population Breast cancer deaths per 0,000 female population Mortality amenable to health care Years of potential life lost before age Children who are overweight or obese Infant mortality, deaths per 1,000 live births Adults who smoke Adults who are obese Adults who have lost six or more teeth Suicide deaths per 0,000 population Adults with poor health-related quality of life Number of States that: Improved a No Change Worsened a Notes: Trend data generally reflect the five-year period ending in or ; refer to Appendix B for additional detail. Based on trends for 34 of 42 total indicators (* ACS = ambulatory care sensitive ACS conditions among Medicare beneficiaries are displayed here separately for two age ranges, but counted as a single indicator in tallies of improvement). Trend data are not available for all indicators. (a) Improvement or worsening refers to a change between the baseline and current time periods of at least 0. standard deviations. (b) Risk-adjusted -day mortality among Medicare beneficiaries with heart attack, congestive heart failure, or pneumonia. Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

2 Exhibit 2. List of 42 Indicators in the Scorecard on State Health System Performance, Indicator ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY DIMENSION SUMMARY U.S. Average Rate Range of State Performance Scorecard Revised 0 Scorecard a Scorecard Revised 0 Scorecard a Scorecard Best State(s) b 1 Adults ages 1 4 uninsured MA 2 Children ages 0 18 uninsured 3 3 MA 3 Adults who went without care because of cost in past year HI, MA, ND 4 Individuals under age with high out-of-pocket medical costs relative to their annual household income c 1 c 22 DC, MN At-risk adults without a routine doctor visit in past two years DE, MA Adults without a dental visit in past year 1 1 NH PREVENTION AND TREATMENT DIMENSION SUMMARY Adults with a usual source of care MA 8 Adults age 0 and older who received recommended screening and preventive care MA Children with a medical home VT Children with a medical and dental preventive care visit in the past year c 8 c 81 VT Children with emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems who received needed mental health care in the past year Children ages 1 3 months who received all recommended doses of seven key vaccines Medicare beneficiaries who received at least one drug that should be avoided in the elderly Medicare beneficiaries with dementia, hip/pelvic fracture, or chronic renal failure who received a prescription drug that is contraindicated for that condition Medicare fee-for-service patients whose health provider always listens, explains, shows respect, and spends enough time with them Risk-adjusted -day mortality among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia Hospitalized patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home Hospitalized patients who reported hospital staff always managed pain well, responded when needed help to get to bathroom or pressed call button, and explained medicines and side effects ND HI, NH MA, VT ME LA MA UT LA, SD 1 Home health patients who get better at walking or moving around c c 4 3 AL, FL, MS, UT Home health patients whose wounds improved or healed after an operation c 8 c 81 DC 21 High-risk nursing home residents with pressure sores c c 3 HI 22 Long-stay nursing home residents with an antipsychotic medication c 22 c 2 HI

3 Exhibit 2. List of 42 Indicators in the Scorecard on State Health System Performance, Indicator AVOIDABLE HOSPITAL USE AND COST DIMENSION SUMMARY U.S. Average Rate Range of State Performance Scorecard Revised 0 Scorecard a Scorecard Revised 0 Scorecard a Scorecard Best State(s) b 23 Hospital admissions for pediatric asthma, per 0,000 children VT 24 Hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions per 1,000 beneficiaries: Medicare beneficiaries ages HI Medicare beneficiaries age and older HI 2 Medicare -day hospital readmissions, rate per 1,000 beneficiaries HI, ID 2 Short-stay nursing home residents readmitted within days of hospital discharge to nursing home 24 2 UT 2 Long-stay nursing home residents hospitalized within a six-month period MN 28 Home health patients also enrolled in Medicare with a hospital admission c 1 c 1 UT 2 Potentially avoidable emergency department visits among Medicare beneficiaries, per 1,000 beneficiaries Total single premium per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance c 18 c 23 HI $4,42 $,431 $3,0 $, $4,180 $,1 CA 31 Total Medicare (Parts A & B) reimbursements per enrollee $8,33 $8,84 $, $,3 $, $,83 AK HEALTHY LIVES DIMENSION SUMMARY 32 Mortality amenable to health care, deaths per 0,000 population MN 33 Years of potential life lost before age,,44,18,2 4,00,81 MN 34 Breast cancer deaths per 0,000 female population HI 3 Colorectal cancer deaths per 0,000 population UT 3 Suicide deaths per 0,000 population DC 3 Infant mortality, deaths per 1,000 live births IA, MN 38 Adults ages 18 4 who report fair/poor health or activity limitations because of physical, mental, or emotional problems ND 3 Adults who smoke UT Adults ages 18 4 who are obese (BMI >= ) CO 41 Children ages 1 who are overweight or obese (BMI >= 8th percentile) UT 42 Percent of adults ages 18 4 who have lost six or more teeth because of tooth decay, infection, or gum disease (continued) 23 UT Notes: (a) Several indicators have changed since the 0 State Scorecard. The revised 0 Scorecard ranking generally reflects the period five years prior to the time of observation for the latest year of data available, though this varies by indicator. (b) Multiple states may be listed in the event of ties. (c) Previous data are not shown because of changes in the indicators definitions or data were not available.

4 Exhibit 3. State Scorecard Summary of Health System Performance Across Dimensions Scorecard Ranking Revised 0 Scorecard Ranking* Access & Affordability Prevention & Treatment Avoidable Hospital Use & Cost Healthy Lives Equity Access & Affordability Prevention & Treatment Avoidable Hospital Use & Cost Healthy Lives Equity Performance Quartile Top Quartile Second Quartile Third Quartile Bottom Quartile 1 Minnesota Minnesota Massachusetts Hawaii New Hampshire Massachusetts Vermont Vermont Hawaii Connecticut Connecticut New Hampshire Maine Rhode Island Wisconsin Iowa Rhode Island Maine Delaware North Dakota Iowa Wisconsin Colorado South Dakota South Dakota Delaware North Dakota Pennsylvania New Jersey Colorado Washington Michigan Maryland Nebraska Nebraska New York New York Washington Utah Kansas District of Columbia Montana Pennsylvania Utah Kansas New Jersey Oregon District of Columbia Virginia Maryland California Oregon Illinois Alaska Michigan Virginia Montana California Wyoming Wyoming Alaska Indiana Idaho Ohio Ohio Idaho Missouri West Virginia West Virginia Georgia Arizona Illinois New Mexico Missouri North Carolina New Mexico South Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Arizona Florida Florida Kentucky Kentucky Indiana Tennessee Texas Alabama Georgia North Carolina Alabama Nevada Nevada Texas Louisiana Louisiana Oklahoma Arkansas Arkansas Oklahoma Mississippi Mississippi Note: Several indicators have changed since the 0 State Scorecard. Therefore, the 0 Scorecard ranking has been revised to reflect the addition of several new indicators and updated definitions for others. The revised 0 Scorecard ranking generally reflects the period five years prior to the time of observation for the latest year of data available, though this varies by indicator. If historical data were not available for a particular indicator, the most current year of data available were used as a substitute in the revised 0 Scorecard ranking. Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

5 Exhibit 4. Overall State Health System Performance: Scorecard Ranking, WA OR NV CA AK ID AZ UT MT WY CO NM ND SD NE KS OK TX MN IA MO AR LA WI IL MS NY MI PA OH IN WV VA KY NC TN SC AL GA FL ME VT NH MA CT RI NJ DE MD DC Overall performance, Top quartile ( states) Second quartile ( states + D.C.) Third quartile ( states) Bottom quartile ( states) HI Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

6 Exhibit. Number of Indicators Improved or Worsened by State Number of Indicators Worsened Number of Indicators Improved AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Notes: Based on trends for 34 of 42 total indicators (ambulatory care sensitive conditions among Medicare beneficiaries from two age groups are considered a single indicator in tallies of improvement). Trend data are not available for all indicators. Improvement or worsening refers to a change between the baseline and current time periods of at least 0. standard deviations. Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

7 Exhibit. Children Ages 1 3 Months Who Received All Recommended Doses of Seven Vaccines, 0 vs. Percent Alaska Indiana Oklahoma West Virginia Idaho Vermont Missouri New York South Dakota Kansas Nevada Texas Washington Arkansas Minnesota California Maryland Montana Ohio Oregon Wyoming Arizona Kentucky Pennsylvania Florida Illinois Louisiana Virginia Alabama Michigan Colorado New Jersey New Mexico North Dakota South Carolina Delaware District of Columbia Maine Nebraska Rhode Island Tennessee Utah Massachusetts Georgia Iowa North Carolina Wisconsin Connecticut Mississippi Hawaii New Hampshire Note: Recommended vaccines are the 4:3:1:3:3:1:4 series, which includes 4 doses of DTaP/DT/DTP, 3 doses of poliovirus vaccine, 1 doses of measles-containing vaccine, full series of Hib (3 or 4 doses, depending on product type), 3 doses of HepB, 1 dose of varicella vaccine, and 4 doses of PCV. Data: 0 and National Immunization Surveys (NIS). Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

8 Exhibit. Medicare Beneficiaries Who Received a High-Risk Prescription Medication, 0 vs. Percent Massachusetts* Vermont* Maine* Minnesota* New York* South Dakota* Wisconsin* Connecticut* New Hampshire* North Dakota* Rhode Island* Illinois* Iowa* New Jersey* Pennsylvania* Maryland* Michigan* District of Columbia Montana* Wyoming* Delaware* Nebraska* Alaska* Arizona* California* Colorado* Florida* Ohio* Oregon* Washington* Indiana* Kansas* Missouri* Virginia* Hawaii Nevada* Utah* Idaho* New Mexico* West Virginia* North Carolina* Texas* South Carolina* Arkansas* Georgia* Kentucky* Oklahoma* Tennessee* Louisiana* Alabama* Mississippi* Note: States are arranged in rank order based on their current data year () value. States with at least a 0. standard deviation change ( 4 percentage points) between 0 and are denoted with (*). Data: 0 and Medicare Part D % Sample. Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

9 Exhibit 8. Medicare Cost per Beneficiary and -Day Readmissions by State, $,000 $,000 FL LA Medicare reimbursement per enrollee $,000 $,000 $8,000 $,000 $,000 ID UT OR CO NM MT VT AZ NH SD WA WY TX GA DE SC KS NE NV NC CA ME WI IA ND MN MS NJ OH AL PA IN TN OK IL MO MA CT NY RI AR MD VA R 2 = 0. MI KY DC WV HI AK $, Medicare -day readmissions, rate per 1,000 beneficiaries Notes: Medicare spending estimates exclude prescription drug costs and reflect only the age + Medicare FFS population. Estimates are standardized for state differences in input prices using CMS hospital wage index and extra CMS payments for graduate medical education and for treating low-income patients are removed. Data: Medicare claims via Dec. CMS Geographic Variation Public Use File. Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

10 Exhibit. -Day Readmissions and Potentially Avoidable Hospital Admissions Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 0 -day readmissions Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions Lowest-performing 2% of states All states median Highest-performing 2% of states Ages 4 Age and older Data: Medicare claims via Dec. IOM/CMS Geographic Variation Database. Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

11 Exhibit. Mortality Amenable to Health Care Deaths per 0,000 population WA OR NV CA ID AZ UT MT WY CO NM ND SD NE KS OK TX MN WI IA IL MO AR MS LA NY MI PA IN OH WV VA KY NC TN SC AL GA ME VT NH MA CT RI NJ DE MD DC AK FL HI ( states) 1 81 ( states) 82 ( states) ( states + D.C.) 0 Best state Top states average All-states median Bottom states average Bottom state Note: Age-standardized deaths before age from select causes. Mortality rates for the District of Columbia are excluded from the figure on the right. Data: 04 0 and 0 National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) mortality all-county micro data files. Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

12 Exhibit. Uninsured Adults and Children, Percent 3 Adults ages 1 4 Children ages Adults uninsured, U.S. average = 21% 1 Children uninsured, U.S. average = % 0 Massachusetts District of Columbia Hawaii Connecticut Vermont Maine North Dakota Michigan Iowa Wisconsin New York Virginia Minnesota New Hampshire Rhode Island Tennessee Illinois Washington Oregon Delaware Pennsylvania Indiana Ohio Alabama Kansas South Dakota Kentucky New Jersey Oklahoma Maryland Nebraska Colorado West Virginia Mississippi North Carolina Arkansas Utah Wyoming Louisiana Missouri Idaho California South Carolina Georgia Montana New Mexico Alaska Arizona Florida Texas Nevada Note: States are arranged in rank order based on the proportion of uninsured children. Data: Current Populations Survey (CPS). Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

13 Exhibit. Percent of Adults Who Went Without Care Because of Cost, 0 vs. Percent Hawaii* Massachusetts* North Dakota* Vermont Maryland Maine Iowa* South Dakota* Minnesota* Connecticut* District of Columbia* Nebraska* Delaware* Wisconsin** Pennsylvania** New Hampshire* Rhode Island* Ohio* Illinois Alaska Missouri New York* Washington* Wyoming* Montana* Kansas** Michigan** Utah* New Jersey* Virginia** Indiana** Colorado* California** Oklahoma Idaho Oregon** Louisiana Kentucky* North Carolina* West Virginia* Nevada** Tennessee** New Mexico** Arizona** Georgia** Alabama** Arkansas** South Carolina** Florida** Texas* Mississippi** Note: States are arranged in rank order based on their current data year () value. States with at least a 0. standard deviation change ( 2 percentage points) between 0 and are denoted with (*); states with at least a 1.0 standard deviation change ( 4 percentage points) are denoted with (**). Data: 0 and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

14 Exhibit. State Variation: Child Health Indicators, Percent 0 Top state All-state median Bottom state Children with a medical home Children with medical and dental preventive care visits Children with emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems who received needed mental health care Children ages 1 3 months who received all recommended doses of seven key vaccines Children ages 1 who are overweight or obese (BMI >= 8th percentile) TOP STATES 1. Vermont 1. Vermont 1. North Dakota 1. Hawaii 1. Utah 2. Iowa 2. New Hampshire 2. Maine 1. New Hampshire 2. Colorado 2. New Hampshire 2. Massachusetts 2. Vermont 3. Mississippi 4. Wisconsin 2. Connecticut 4. West Virginia 4. Connecticut 3. New Jersey 3. Vermont. Utah. Dist. of Columbia. Two tied. Four tied. Four tied Data: Children with a medical home and children with preventive and mental health care: National Child Health Survey (NCHS); Children who received recommended vaccines: National Immunization Survey; Children who are overweight or obese: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

15 Exhibit. Change in Employer-Sponsored Insurance Premiums and Medicare Spending, 08 to NATIONAL TREND Single-person employer-sponsored insurance premium Medicare spending per beneficiary Cumulative percent change from baseline year Medicare spending per beneficiary 2 STATE CHANGE Less than or equal to 8% growth, 08 to % to% growth, 08 to 1% or higher growth, 08 to 22 3 Single-person - employer-sponsored insurance premium Number of states + D.C. Notes: Medicare spending estimates exclude prescription drug costs and reflect only the age + Medicare fee-for-service population. For measuring trend, Medicare spending and insurance premiums are unadjusted. For of ranking (reported elsewhere in the Scorecard), spending is standardized for state differences in input prices using CMS hospital wage index, and extra CMS payments for graduate medical education and for treating low-income patients are removed from Medicare spending estimates. Data: Medicare spending: Medicare claims via Dec. CMS Geographic Variation Public Use File; Insurance premiums: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

16 Exhibit 1. Change in Equity Dimension Performance by Indicator Equity Subdimension and Indicator Race/Ethnicity 0 Uninsured ages 0 4 Adults who went without care because of cost in the past year At-risk adults who did not visit a doctor for a routine checkup in past 2 years Adults without a usual source of care b Children without a medical home b Older adults without recommended preventive care b Mortality amenable to health care Infant mortality, deaths per 1,000 live births Adults with poor health-related quality of life Income Uninsured ages 0 4 Adults who went without care because of cost in the past year At-risk adults who did not visit a doctor for a routine checkup in past 2 years Adults without a usual source of care b Children without a medical home b Older adults without recommended preventive care b Adults with poor health-related quality of life Improved a No Change a Worsened a Notes: Selected indicators only. Trend data generally reflect the five-year period ending in or refer to Appendix B for additional detail. (a) Improvement indicates that the equity gap between states disparate population and the U.S. average narrowed and that the rate among the states disparate population improved. Worsening indicates that the equity gap between states disparate population and the U.S. average widened and that the rate among the states' disparate population got worse. (b) Directionality of these indicators is reversed from how reported elsewhere in the report. Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,. Number of States Where Equity for the Disparate Population:

17 Exhibit 1. Mortality Amenable to Health Care by Race, State Variation, 0 Deaths per 0,000 population 0 Black White 0 0 U.S. average, all races = 8 per 0,000 0 Massachusetts Washington Colorado New Mexico Minnesota Connecticut Arizona New York New Jersey Florida Kansas Nebraska Delaware Maryland California Virginia West Virginia Nevada North Carolina Georgia South Carolina Indiana Ohio District of Columbia Texas Missouri Pennsylvania Kentucky Wisconsin Alabama Illinois Tennessee Michigan Louisiana Oklahoma Arkansas Mississippi Notes: Data for Black population are not available for Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, or Wyoming. States are arranged in rank order based on black mortality. Data: 04 0 and 0 National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) mortality all-county micro data files. Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance,.

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