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Addressing Health Disparities of Low-Income Montanans

Addressing Health Disparities of Low-Income Montanans. MPHA/MEHA 2013 Annual Conference October 9, 2013. Percent of Population Living Below Poverty Level by County. Glacier. Blaine. Roosevelt. Pondera. Chouteau. Lake. Sanders. Deer Lodge. Big Horn.

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Addressing Health Disparities of Low-Income Montanans

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  1. Addressing Health Disparities of Low-Income Montanans MPHA/MEHA 2013 Annual Conference October 9, 2013

  2. Percent of Population Living Below Poverty Level by County Glacier Blaine Roosevelt Pondera Chouteau Lake Sanders Deer Lodge Big Horn

  3. Characteristics of Adults Enrolled in Medicaid • Parents or guardians of children and 33% of FPL • Pregnant and 150% of FPL • Blind or disabled (Social Security criteria)

  4. Behavioral Risks,Medicaid Survey 2012

  5. Chronic Disease is Preventable All of the behavioral risks that disproportionately effect low-income adults can cause serious chronic diseases

  6. Chronic Conditions,Medicaid Survey 2012

  7. Chronic Disease is Costly • Over 75% of total health care costs in the U.S. are due to chronic disease1 • Montanans spent over $6.5 billion on health care in 20092 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (December 17,2009). Chronic Diseases: The Power to Prevent, The Call to Control. Retrieved July 30, 2012, from http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/AAG/chronic.htm. 2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (2011). Health Expenditures by State of Residence. Retrieved (December 2011) at http://www.cms.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/downloads/resident-state-estimates.zip.

  8. Data on Other Low-Income Adults • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System • Random Digit dialing survey of all Montana adults • Asks about household income CATEGORY and household size not a reliable estimate of FPL • Low–income was defined as annual household income of <$25,000

  9. Behavioral Risks, BRFSS 2011

  10. Chronic Conditions, BRFSS 2011

  11. Please Contact Us w/ Any Further Questions • Heather Zimmerman Epidemiologist hzimmerman@mt.gov 406-444-2732 • Ginny Furshong CVH, Diabetes, &Asthma Section Supervisor gfurshong@mt.gov 406-444-6888 • Kathy Myers Cancer Control Section Supervisor kmyers@mt.gov 406-444-3385 • Stacy Campbell Healthy Lifestyles Section Supervisor stcambell@mt.gov 406-444-3138

  12. Data Resources • Full report summarizing Medicaid Survey Results • Health Status of Montana Adults Enrolled in Medicaid, 2012 • Montana Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System • www.brfss.mt.gov • American Community Survey • http://factfinder2.census.gov

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