Complete Indicator Profile of Medicaid Enrollment

Definition

The monthly percentage of the population enrolled in Medicaid, averaged over the months in the measurement period.

Numerator

Monthly number of persons enrolled in Medicaid, averaged over the months in the measurement period.

Denominator

Total population.

Data Interpretation Issues

Population estimates for 2010 are not yet available, estimates for 2009 were used.

Why Is This Important?

Medicaid provides health coverage for those New Mexicans living below a certain percentage of the federal poverty level, and provides coverage for almost half of New Mexico's children. People with health coverage are more likely to receive preventive medical care and are consequently less likely to suffer from preventable illnesses and complications of those illnesses.

Other Objectives

New Mexico's Community Health Status Indicators

Available Services

New Mexico Human Services Department, Income Support Division:
www.hsd.state.nm.us/isd.html



Related Indicators

Relevant Population Characteristics

Medicaid provides health coverage for qualifying low-income persons.

Related Relevant Population Characteristics Indicator Profiles:




Graphical Data Views

Medicaid Enrollment, Average Monthly Percentage of the Population by Year 2004-2010

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Year Percentage of Persons Numerator Denominator
2004 21.1% 427,197 1,929,713
2005 21.0% 414,262 1,968,347
2006 18.7% 376,748 2,010,787
2007 20.2% 414,259 2,053,923
2008 21.4% 444,417 2,080,048
2009 22.3% 467,122 2,098,266
2010 23.4% 490,651 2,098,266
Record Count: 7

Data Notes

Enrollment varies from one month to the next. The average monthly enrollment was used to compute these percents.  For 2004, the average enrollment is based on the 3 available months, all other years are based on 12 months. Population estimates for 2010 are not available. We have used 2010 Medicaid enrollment as the numerator, and 2009 population estimates as the denominator.

Data Sources

Population Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) Population Estimates, University of New Mexico. http://www.unm.edu/~bber/.New Mexico Human Services Department, Income Support Division, Benefit Delivery and Data Reporting Bureau, Monthly Statistical Report, www.hsd.state.nm.us/ise/reports.html.



Medicaid Enrollment, Average Monthly Enrollment as a Percentage of the Population by County 2010

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County Percentage of Persons Lower Limit Upper Limit Numerator Denominator
Bernalillo 20.5% 20.4% 20.6% 136,410.25 665,483
Catron 14.0% 12.9% 15.1% 522 3,729
Chaves 30.3% 30.0% 30.7% 19,930 65,737
Cibola 30.4% 29.8% 30.9% 8,283 27,249
Colfax 20.1% 19.4% 20.8% 2,760 13,737
Curry 26.4% 26.0% 26.8% 12,797 48,455
De Baca 23.6% 21.8% 25.5% 476 2,016
Dona Ana 30.4% 30.2% 30.6% 63,796 209,944
Eddy 25.2% 24.8% 25.6% 13,566 53,873
Grant 24.6% 24.1% 25.1% 7,243 29,472
Guadalupe 27.6% 26.3% 28.8% 1,291 4,686
Harding 9.0% 6.8% 11.1% 62 692
Hidalgo 25.7% 24.5% 27.0% 1,252 4,868
Lea 25.0% 24.7% 25.3% 16,238 64,940
Lincoln 20.7% 20.2% 21.3% 4,254 20,520
Los Alamos 2.3% 2.1% 2.5% 413 17,939
Luna 35.1% 34.5% 35.6% 8,798 25,092
McKinley 41.1% 40.8% 41.5% 29,365 71,402
Mora 20.1% 19.0% 21.2% 979 4,873
Otero 17.8% 17.4% 18.0% 11,338 63,892
Quay 28.9% 28.0% 29.8% 2,605 9,012
Rio Arriba 33.6% 33.2% 34.1% 13,525 40,216
Roosevelt 25.0% 24.4% 25.6% 4,947 19,822
Sandoval 18.2% 18.0% 18.4% 24,095 132,509
San Juan 25.6% 25.3% 25.8% 33,384 130,501
San Miguel 29.5% 29.0% 30.1% 8,675 29,370
Santa Fe 16.1% 15.9% 16.3% 23,257 144,546
Sierra 27.2% 26.4% 28.0% 3,251 11,955
Socorro 28.9% 28.2% 29.6% 5,177 17,902
Taos 23.7% 23.2% 24.2% 7,822 33,003
Torrance 35.5% 34.8% 36.2% 5,809 16,367
Union 17.6% 16.4% 18.7% 800 4,557
Valencia 25.8% 25.5% 26.1% 19,830 76,809
NM 23.8% 23.7% 23.8% 490,651 2,065,171
US 14.5% 44,155,000 304,093,966
Record Count: 35

Data Notes

Enrollment varies from one month to the next. The average monthly enrollment was used to compute these percents.  U.S. percentage is the average of June 2008 and December 2008 monthly enrollment counts divided by the 2008 U.S. population estimate. Source: Medicaid Enrollment in 50 States (February 2010), The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.

Data Sources

Population Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) Population Estimates, University of New Mexico. http://www.unm.edu/~bber/.New Mexico Human Services Department, Income Support Division, Benefit Delivery and Data Reporting Bureau, Monthly Statistical Report, www.hsd.state.nm.us/ise/reports.html.


Page Content Updated On 05/12/2011, Published on 06/14/2012
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