Governing Magazine/February 2004

THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE PROJECT
A Case of Neglect

TAPPING INTO HEALTH BENEFITS

Health insurance coverage, by type of provider, for adults under age
65, 2001-02

                      PRIVATE                PUBLIC
STATE           EMPLOYER | INDIVIDUAL  MEDICAID | OTHER  UNINSURED
Alabama         67.8%       4.3%        7.0%      3.9%   17.1%
Alaska          62.4%       3.7%        6.8%      4.8%   22.2%
Arizona         61.1%       7.1%        6.8%      3.7%   21.3%
Arkansas        58.8%       6.6%        6.5%      5.7%   22.5%
California      59.7%       7.0%        8.0%      1.8%   23.5%
Colorado        66.9%       7.2%        3.6%      3.1%   19.2%
Connecticut     73.5%       5.4%        5.2%      2.0%   13.8%
Delaware        74.1%       4.8%        6.5%      2.9%   11.6%
D.C.            64.7%       6.6%       11.2%      1.4%   16.1%
Florida         60.9%       7.3%        5.8%      3.2%   22.8%
Georgia         67.2%       5.5%        4.3%      3.3%   19.7%
Hawaii          71.4%       5.1%        7.1%      3.9%   12.6%
Idaho           63.2%       5.5%        6.7%      2.4%   22.2%
Illinois        69.4%       5.2%        5.7%      2.2%   17.6%
Indiana         73.1%       5.0%        3.7%      2.3%   15.9%
Iowa            72.4%       8.7%        5.3%      1.8%   11.7%
Kansas          69.9%       7.5%        4.3%      3.2%   15.1%
Kentucky        68.3%       4.4%        6.2%      4.8%   16.4%
Louisiana       57.9%       5.8%        6.7%      4.1%   25.6%
Maine           66.6%       4.7%       10.6%      3.0%   15.0%
Maryland        73.4%       5.1%        3.4%      1.5%   16.6%
Massachusetts   71.7%       4.9%        9.8%      1.4%   12.1%
Michigan        72.4%       4.3%        7.0%      1.9%   14.4%
Minnesota       75.5%       6.9%        6.3%      1.4%   10.0%
Mississippi     58.7%       4.2%       11.9%      3.1%   22.1%
Missouri        69.5%       6.5%        6.3%      2.2%   15.4%
Montana         56.7%      12.7%        6.7%      5.3%   18.6%
Nebraska        68.3%      10.9%        4.8%      2.8%   13.3%
Nevada          68.9%       4.1%        3.1%      2.7%   21.2%
New Hampshire   78.1%       3.5%        2.9%      2.4%   13.1%
New Jersey      71.8%       3.2%        6.1%      1.5%   17.4%
New Mexico      55.0%       5.1%        7.4%      4.3%   28.3%
New York        63.4%       4.1%       10.0%      1.5%   21.0%
North Carolina  64.7%       4.7%        6.0%      4.3%   20.3%
North Dakota    65.3%      11.6%        5.7%      3.7%   13.7%
Ohio            72.3%       4.5%        5.9%      1.9%   15.4%
Oklahoma        61.4%       5.4%        5.4%      4.4%   23.5%
Oregon          63.3%       8.2%        9.4%      2.2%   16.9%
Pennsylvania    72.8%       5.5%        6.9%      1.6%   13.1%
Rhode Island    70.5%       5.4%       10.4%      1.4%   12.3%
South Carolina  66.1%       4.9%        8.3%      4.0%   16.7%
South Dakota    67.5%      11.0%        4.8%      3.0%   13.7%
Tennessee       63.2%       5.6%       13.8%      2.8%   14.6%
Texas           58.6%       5.5%        4.3%      1.9%   29.7%
Utah            69.2%       6.4%        4.6%      1.7%   18.1%
Vermont         67.1%       6.5%       11.1%      1.5%   13.9%
Virginia        70.3%       5.4%        4.2%      4.6%   15.4%
Washington      66.3%       6.6%        7.5%      2.5%   17.0%
West Virginia   61.6%       3.4%       10.3%      5.3%   19.3%
Wisconsin       73.1%       6.8%        6.2%      1.9%   12.0%
Wyoming         65.0%       5.6%        4.5%      3.2%   21.7%
U.S.            66.1%       5.7%        6.7%      2.5%   19.1%

Source: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

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