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So What?
1) The American Human Development Report calculated life expectancy by state from mortality data provided by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics plus population data provided by the U.S.
Census.
2) The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care has collected Total Medicare Reimbursements (Parts A and B) by state. We use this as
an indicator of health care costs by state.
3) Surprisingly, Hawaii has both the longest life expectancy (nearly 82 years) and lowest health care costs (about $5300 per
enrollee).
4) Also unexpected is the general trend of shorter life expectancy with increased health spending from about $6000 to $7700
per enrollee.
5) Generally increased health spending above about $8000 per enrollee correlates with longer life expectancy, except for the
outlier of Louisiana.
6) Mississippi has the shortest life expectancy of the 50 states, at about 74 years and 'middle-of-the-road' spending at about
$7800 per enrollee.
1) The American Human Development Report calculated life expectancy by state from mortality data provided by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics plus population data provided by the U.S.
Census.
2) The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care has collected Total Medicare Reimbursements (Parts A and B) by state. We use this as
an indicator of health care costs by state.
3) Surprisingly, Hawaii has both the longest life expectancy (nearly 82 years) and lowest health care costs (about $5300 per
enrollee).
4) Also unexpected is the general trend of shorter life expectancy with increased health spending from about $6000 to $7700
per enrollee.
5) Generally increased health spending above about $8000 per enrollee correlates with longer life expectancy, except for the
outlier of Louisiana.
6) Mississippi has the shortest life expectancy of the 50 states, at about 74 years and 'middle-of-the-road' spending at about
$7800 per enrollee.
Life Expectancy vs. Health Care Spending by State
Supporting Evidence
Sources: Medicare Reimbursements: American Human Development Report 2008-2009
Life Expectancy: Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, 2008
Life Expectancy: Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, 2008
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