Arkansas
Ranking Highlights
| 2018 Rank | Change from Baseline | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Ranking | 46 | +2 |
| Access and Affordability | 35 | +8 |
| Prevention and Treatment | 43 | +7 |
| Avoidable Hospital Use and Cost | 38 | -4 |
| Healthy Lives | 49 | -1 |
| Disparity | 39 | -1 |
| Medicaid Expansion | Yes |
Demographics
| Arkansas | Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,934,632 | 318,251,368 |
| Median Household Income | $47,357 | $62,470 |
| Below 200% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) | 41% | 32% |
| % White Race, Non-Hispanic | 73% | 61% |
| % Black Race, Non-Hispanic | 15% | 12% |
| % Other Race, Non-Hispanic | 4% | 9% |
| % Hispanic Ethnicithy | 7% | 18% |
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Highlights
Top Ranked Indicators
- Home health patients who did not get better at walking or moving around
- Employer-sponsored insurance spending per enrollee
- Adults with any mental illness reporting unmet need
Bottom Ranked Indicators
- Home health patients with a hospital admission
- Adults who report fair/poor health
- Hospital 30-day mortality
Most Improved Indicators
- Adults with any mental illness reporting unmet need
- Home health patients who did not get better at walking or moving around
- Nursing home residents with an antipsychotic medication
Indicators That Worsened the Most
- Hospital 30-day mortality
- Home health patients with a hospital admission
- Adults who report fair/poor health
Comparison with the U.S. Average
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