Uninsured ED Visits

This indicator shows the percentage of persons without health (medical) insurance. People without health insurance are more likely to be in poor health than the insured. Lack of health insurance can result in increased visits to the emergency department and decreased routine care visits with a primary care provider.

Measurement Period: 2017

HP 2020:

Data Trend

14.7

Jurisdiction	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Maryland	21.3	19.6	17.1	15.8	15.7	15.2	11	10.7	10.1	8.6

Jurisdiction	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Allegany	16.5	13.7	11.5	10.4	10.6	10.9	5.8	5.6	4.8	4.2
Anne Arundel	20.9	19.9	18.4	17.3	15.6	15.2	10.7	10.5	9.7	8.2
Baltimore City	28.3	25.4	20.1	19.1	18.8	18	12	12	10.4	7.7
Baltimore County	20.3	18.8	16.3	16.2	16	15.4	11.5	10.7	9.5	7.9
Calvert	11.9	9.9	10.5	10.7	9.5	9.7	6.2	4.8	5	4.6
Caroline	22.6	17.9	14	14.4	15.6	13	8.8	6.8	7.1	5.8
Carroll	12.2	11.3	11.2	9.7	9.9	8.7	5.8	5.4	4.8	3.9
Cecil	23.7	20.1	15.8	12.9	12.2	11.7	6.5	5.8	5.2	4.2
Charles	15	15.4	14.6	14.2	13.2	12.8	9	8.5	8.6	7.6
Dorchester	23.8	19.2	15.3	15	14.8	12.7	8	6.8	6.1	4.8
Frederick	15.8	15.4	13.7	13	12.9	12.3	9.5	9.3	9.3	8.8
Garrett	17.9	14.6	11.7	11.3	11.8	12.1	7.3	5.8	6.4	5.4
Harford	17	15.5	12.2	9.5	10.7	10.9	5.8	3.4	3.1	2.8
Howard	12.1	13.1	12.1	12	11	11.2	9.2	8	6.7	6.2
Kent	17.7	16.1	11	11.5	12.3	9.7	5.4	4.7	4	3.6
Montgomery	17.6	18.1	17.8	14.6	16.7	16.2	13.8	14	14.1	13.4
Prince George's	21.7	20.4	20.2	19.6	19.3	18.9	15.5	15.9	16.3	14.9
Queen Anne's	16.3	14.4	12.1	10.1	10.3	10.3	6.5	5.1	5.8	5.1
Saint Mary's	16	11.3	11.1	10.2	9.1	9.1	6.3	7	5.1	4
Somerset	18.6	15.8	13	11.8	11	10.5	7.2	7.6	6.5	6.4
Talbot	24.7	19.4	13.1	14.8	14.1	12.3	7.6	6.6	6.6	5.2
Washington	25.2	22.2	17.9	15.5	15.1	15.3	9.7	9.8	7.3	6.6
Wicomico	24.6	21.5	17.3	15.1	14.6	14.1	9.9	10	8.4	8.3
Worcester	20	18.8	16	14.1	13.6	12.6	7.6	7.4	7.3	6.4

Data Details

Source	Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC), Research Level Statewide Outpatient Data Files
Numerator	Number of emergency department visits when the primary payor is self-pay or no charge
Denominator	Total number of emergency department visits
Reporting Threshold (*)	Numerator < 50 OR Denominator < 1000
Calculation	(Numerator/Denominator)*100; Single-year calculation
Race/ ethnicity	All races/ ethnicities (aggregated) Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic
Other	The methodology used to identify race in the HSCRC data files changed in 2013. Therefore, data reports in 2013 and beyond may not be comparable to data reports released in earlier years. Data are of Maryland residents seeking care at a Maryland hospital. Data may be underreported, especially in counties contiguous to DC.

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