Medicaid’s Role in Trauma Care

Published: Aug 14, 2017
Medicaid’s Role in Trauma- Related Care by State
StateAge-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 Waiverfor SCI or TBI(2013)Home and Community-Based Waiver for Individuals with Physical Disabilities(2013)
Expanded Medicaid/ Republican Governor
Arizona75.3827.3%89.5%
Arkansas78.71014.5%40.0%Yes
Illinois54.05619.9%61.9%YesYes
Indiana70.31019.7%11.1%YesYes
Iowa59.21416.1%50.0%Yes
Kentucky91.11223.3%100.0%YesYes
Maryland63.71223.8%-37.5%Yes
Massachusetts55.71021.8%35.3%Yes
Michigan67.43121.7%68.2%
Nevada72.0326.5%200.0%Yes
New Hampshire78.2415.8%Yes
New Jersey47.21025.3%128.6%YesYes
New Mexico101.7151.7%80.0%
North Dakota67.0614.9%0.0%
Ohio77.22720.8%Yes
Vermont67.0317.6%0.0%Yes
State Average70.4217/66522.5%59.1%9/167/16
Expanded Medicaid/ Democrat or Independent Governor
Alaska95.8226.2%Yes
California46.65428.8%111.0%Yes
Colorado74.11722.2%137.5%Yes
Connecticut59.21025.1%YesYes
Delaware68.3242.9%Yes
District of Columbia65.2332.4%
Hawaii50.2223.6%25.0%
Louisiana84.0622.0%0.0%Yes
Minnesota59.41225.1%0.0%YesYes
Montana90.7521.0%100.0%
New York42.84330.6%10.4%Yes
Oregon67.61023.7%150.0%
Pennsylvania72.53118.6%-4.1%YesYes
Rhode Island68.2125.2%150.0%
Washington62.21423.7%90.9%
West Virginia104.5630.4%50.0%Yes
State Average69.5218/66526.3%68.4%7/166/16
Did Not Expand Medicaid/ Republican Governor
Alabama78.61213.2%Yes
Florida66.92623.1%7.5%YesYes
Georgia63.91128.9%-7.7%Yes
Idaho71.3517.5%Yes
Kansas69.1616.4%33.3%Yes
Maine73.21016.2%-50.0%Yes
Mississippi86.71326.4%YesYes
Missouri78.92120.4%-5.9%Yes
Nebraska55.0815.4%0.0%Yes
Oklahoma91.0520.5%-11.1%Yes
South Carolina79.0718.6%-25.0%YesYes
South Dakota76.6518.8%0.0%Yes
Tennessee81.1923.5%0.0%
Texas56.53818.5%8.0%
Utah74.9621.6%0.0%YesYes
Wisconsin69.31513.5%36.4%Yes
Wyoming98.3811.7%0.0%Yes
State Average74.7205/66519.1%-1.0%9/1710/17
Did Not Expand Medicaid/ Democrat Governor
North Carolina68.21122.3%-11.1%
Virginia57.71418.0%0.0%Yes
State Average63.025/66520.2%-5.6%0/21/2
Data table prepared by Kaiser Family Foundation.

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