Medicaid’s Role in Trauma Care

Medicaid’s Role in Trauma- Related Care by State
State Age-adjusted Injury-related Death Rate
(2015)
Number of Level I or II Trauma Centers
(2015)
Median Percent Medicaid Inpatient Hospital Days – Level I and II Trauma Centers
(2015)
Median Percent Change in Medicaid Injury-Related Hospitalization
(Q4 2012 to Q4 2014)
Home and Community-Based Waiver
for SCI or TBI
(2013)
Home and Community-Based Waiver for Individuals with Physical Disabilities
(2013)
Expanded Medicaid/ Republican Governor
Arizona 75.3 8 27.3% 89.5%
Arkansas 78.7 10 14.5% 40.0% Yes
Illinois 54.0 56 19.9% 61.9% Yes Yes
Indiana 70.3 10 19.7% 11.1% Yes Yes
Iowa 59.2 14 16.1% 50.0% Yes
Kentucky 91.1 12 23.3% 100.0% Yes Yes
Maryland 63.7 12 23.8% -37.5% Yes
Massachusetts 55.7 10 21.8% 35.3% Yes
Michigan 67.4 31 21.7% 68.2%
Nevada 72.0 3 26.5% 200.0% Yes
New Hampshire 78.2 4 15.8% Yes
New Jersey 47.2 10 25.3% 128.6% Yes Yes
New Mexico 101.7 1 51.7% 80.0%
North Dakota 67.0 6 14.9% 0.0%
Ohio 77.2 27 20.8% Yes
Vermont 67.0 3 17.6% 0.0% Yes
State Average 70.4 217/665 22.5% 59.1% 9/16 7/16
Expanded Medicaid/ Democrat or Independent Governor
Alaska 95.8 2 26.2% Yes
California 46.6 54 28.8% 111.0% Yes
Colorado 74.1 17 22.2% 137.5% Yes
Connecticut 59.2 10 25.1% Yes Yes
Delaware 68.3 2 42.9% Yes
District of Columbia 65.2 3 32.4%
Hawaii 50.2 2 23.6% 25.0%
Louisiana 84.0 6 22.0% 0.0% Yes
Minnesota 59.4 12 25.1% 0.0% Yes Yes
Montana 90.7 5 21.0% 100.0%
New York 42.8 43 30.6% 10.4% Yes
Oregon 67.6 10 23.7% 150.0%
Pennsylvania 72.5 31 18.6% -4.1% Yes Yes
Rhode Island 68.2 1 25.2% 150.0%
Washington 62.2 14 23.7% 90.9%
West Virginia 104.5 6 30.4% 50.0% Yes
State Average 69.5 218/665 26.3% 68.4% 7/16 6/16
Did Not Expand Medicaid/ Republican Governor
Alabama 78.6 12 13.2% Yes
Florida 66.9 26 23.1% 7.5% Yes Yes
Georgia 63.9 11 28.9% -7.7% Yes
Idaho 71.3 5 17.5% Yes
Kansas 69.1 6 16.4% 33.3% Yes
Maine 73.2 10 16.2% -50.0% Yes
Mississippi 86.7 13 26.4% Yes Yes
Missouri 78.9 21 20.4% -5.9% Yes
Nebraska 55.0 8 15.4% 0.0% Yes
Oklahoma 91.0 5 20.5% -11.1% Yes
South Carolina 79.0 7 18.6% -25.0% Yes Yes
South Dakota 76.6 5 18.8% 0.0% Yes
Tennessee 81.1 9 23.5% 0.0%
Texas 56.5 38 18.5% 8.0%
Utah 74.9 6 21.6% 0.0% Yes Yes
Wisconsin 69.3 15 13.5% 36.4% Yes
Wyoming 98.3 8 11.7% 0.0% Yes
State Average 74.7 205/665 19.1% -1.0% 9/17 10/17
Did Not Expand Medicaid/ Democrat Governor
North Carolina 68.2 11 22.3% -11.1%
Virginia 57.7 14 18.0% 0.0% Yes
State Average 63.0 25/665 20.2% -5.6% 0/2 1/2
Data table prepared by Kaiser Family Foundation.

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