State Health Care Briefs 2009: Why Health Care Reform is Important

Source: AARP Research Report, June 2009

This set of State Health Care Briefs provides a one-page overview of facts on health care data for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Information is provided about each state's older population, the uninsured, Medicare beneficiaries including those who fall into the "doughnut hole," hospital re-admissions among Medicare beneficiaries, the distribution of Medicaid long-term care funds, and prescription drug spending.